,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dhag  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ba1 #bjaf ,ms4  
,sewell ( ,alabama 7= h]self1 ,mr4      
,byrne1 ,mrs4 ,roby1 ,mr4 ,rog]s (      
,alabama1 ,mr4 ,ad]holt1 ,mr4 ,brooks ( 
,alabama1 & ,mr4 ,palm]7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces  ,a    
,,bill  ,to e/abli% ! ,birm+ham ,civil  
,rights ,national ,hi/orical ,p>k 9     
,birm+ham1 ,alabama1 z a unit ( !       
,national ,p>k ,sy/em1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,birm+ham ,civil ,rights ,national  
,hi/orical ,p>k4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress  
f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,! ,birm+ham ,civil
 ,rights ,di/rict is an area ( d[nt[n   
,birm+ham1 ,alabama1 :]e significant    
ev5ts 9 ! ,am]ican ,civil ,rights       
,movem5t ( ! #aiejs & #aifjs took place4
 ,_m sites 9 ?is area are li/$ on !     
,national ,regi/] ( ,hi/oric ,places1   
includ+ ! ,a4,g4 ,ga/on ,motel1 ,kelley 
,+ram ,p>k1 #af? ,/reet ,bapti/ ,*ur*1  

,be!l ,bapti/ ,*ur*1 ! #d? ,av5ue       
,hi/oric ,di/rict1 & ! ,birm+ham ,civil 
,rights ,in/itute4  7#b7 ,9 ! #aifjs1   
,birm+ham 0 reg>d$ z "o ( ! mo/         
segregat$ cities 9 ! ,s\?4 ,p>ks1 pools1
 playgr\nds1 hotels1 !at]s1 & elevators 
7 segregat$ by race4 ,discrim9ation     
ext5d$ to public h\s+ & employm5t4      
,despite "s *ange 9 ! e>ly #aiejs1      
segregation rema9$ firmly 9 place &     
viol5ce 0 frequ5tly us$ to ma9ta9 !     
/atus quo4  7#c7 ,f #aide to #aifc1     
,birm+ham witness$ #fj bomb+s (         
,african-,am]ican homes1 bus9esses1 &   
*ur*es design$ to intimidate ,civil     
,rights advocates4 ,! viol5ce e>n$ !    
,city ! nickname ,bomb+ham4 ,9 e>ly     
#aifc1 ,alabama ,gov]nor ,george        
,wallace decl>$1 ,segregation ,n[6      
,segregation tomorr[6 ,segregation      
,=ev]64  7#d7 ,9 ! spr+ ( #aifc1 ,rev]5d
 ,fr$ ,%uttleswor? reque/$ t ! ,s\!rn   
,*ri/ian ,lead]%ip ,conf]5ce 7,,sclc7   
make ! ,city ( ,birm+ham ! epic5t] = an 
ambiti\s new ,civil ,rights campaign4   

,project ,c 7,c = confrontation7 0      
design$ to elim9ate segregation ?r\gh   
mass prote/s1 m>*es1 & sit-ins4 ,!      
,a4,g4 ,ga/on ,motel s]v$ z headqu>t]s =
 ,project ,c1 & 0 home base = mu* ( !   
,,sclc lead]%ip includ+ ,dr4 ,k+4  7#e7 
,! ,a4,g4 ,ga/on ,motel op5$ 9 #aied & 0
 reg>d$ z a hi/oric monum5t to black    
entrepr5eur%ip 9 a "t ( racial          
segregation4 ,! ,motel 0 built & own$ by
 ,ar?ur ,george ,ga/on 7#ahib-aiif71 a  
prom95t ,african-,am]ican bus9essman1 & 
is li/$ on ! ,national ,regi/] (        
,hi/oric ,places4  7#f7 ,! ,project ,c  
campaign began on ,april #f1 #aifc1 :5  
police arre/$ #de prote/ors :o m>*$ f ! 
,a4,g4 ,ga/on ,motel to d[nt[n          
,birm+ham4 ,"o week lat]1 dur+ ! ,good  
,friday m>*1 ,dr4 ,m>t9 ,lu!r ,k+1 ,jr41
 0 arre/$ & jail$ by ,birm+ham police4  
,:ile 9 prison1 ,dr4 ,k+ wrote 8 fam\s  
,lett] f a ,birm+ham ,jail4 ,he wrote ! 
lett] z a response to ! ,call to ,unity 
/atem5t f eight ,:ite ,alabama cl]gym5  
:o oppos$ segregation4 ,!y believ$ t !  

battle = equality %\ld be f\ght 9 !     
c\rts1 n by outsid]s try+ to /ir up     
civil unre/4 ,z a response1 ,dr4 ,k+    
wrote ,i am 9 ,birm+ham because inju/ice
 is "h44  7#g7 ,phase two ( ,project ,c 
began 9 ,may ( #aifc ) a s]ies ( mass   
prote/s 9 :i* *ildr5 play$ a lead+ role4
 ,on ,may #b1 #aifc1 ov] #ijj *ildr5 7  
arre/$ by police1 ov]:elm+ ! capacity ( 
! ,city's jails4 ,9 response1 ,birm+ham 
,commission] ( ,public ,safety ,bull    
,connor ord]$ firefight]s & police to   
prev5t new waves ( m>*]s f leav+ ,kelly 
,+ram ,p>k4  7#h7 ,on ,may #c1 #aifc1   
y\? prote/ors 9 ,kelly ,+ram ,p>k 7     
viol5tly disp]s$ by police dogs & p[]ful
 wat] cannons4 ,images ( ! brutal police
 response to peaceful prote/ors spread  
across ! c\ntry1 %ock+ ! consci5ce ( !  
,nation & ! _w4  7#i7 ,fe>+ civil unre/ 
& unrepairable damage to ! ,city's      
reputation1 ! ,birm+ham bus9ess         
community & local lead]s agre$ to       
release ! peaceful prote/ors1 integrate 
lun* c\nt]s1 & beg9 to hire             

,african-,am]icans4 ,on ,may #aj1 #aifc1
 ! ,a4,g4 ,ga/on ,motel s]v$ z ! site to
 ann\nce ?is compromise betwe5 local    
,:ite lead]s & civil rights advocates4  
,! ,motel 0 bomb$ lat] t day4  7#aj7    
,amid cont9u$ racial t5sions1 on        
,septemb] #ae1 #aifc1 a bomb detonat$ at
 ! #af? ,/reet ,bapti/ ,*ur* z *ildr5 7 
ent]+ ! basem5t on _! way to wor%ip4    
,addie ,mae ,coll9s1 ,c>ole ,rob9son1 & 
,cyn?ia ,wesley1 :o 7 all #ad1 & ,d5ise 
,mc,nair1 #aa1 7 tragically kill$4 ,!   
explosion injur$ #bb o!rs & left        
significant damage to ! *ur*4 ,dr4 ,m>t9
 ,lu!r ,k+1 ,jr41 travell$ to ,birm+ham 
to deliv] ! eulogy = ! f\r little girls4
 ,?is act ( dome/ic t]rorism %ock$ !    
consci5ce ( ! ,nation & ! _w1 & became a
 galvaniz+ =ce = ! passage ( hi/oric    
,civil ,rights ,act ( #aifd4  7#aa7     
,locat$ j s\? ( #af? ,/reet ,bapti/     
,*ur* is ! #d? ,av5ue ,hi/oric ,di/rict4
 ,! di/rict 0 ! c5t] = ,black-own$      
bus9esses1 :i* s]v$ ,black cu/om]s dur+ 
! ,city's long p]iod ( en=c$            

segregation4 ,specifically1 ! di/rict 0 
! home ( "o ( ! mo/ well-kn[n           
,african-,am]ican own$ radio /ations 9 !
 /ate4 ,black radio /ations & disc      
jockeys play$ a critical role 9 mobiliz+
 support = ! civil rights movem5t4 ,d,js
 s5t cod$ messages z to ! :]eab\ts (    
police1 roadblock locations1 & rally    
in=mation4  7#ab7 ,also locat$ 9        
,birm+ham is ,be!l ,bapti/ ,*ur*4 ,l$ by
 ,rev]5d ,fr$ ,%uttleswor?1 ?is *ur*    
s]v$ z ! headqu>t]s = ! ,alabama        
,*ri/ian ,movem5t = ,human ,rights f    
#aief to #aifa4 ,x 0 also a place (     
refuge = displac$ & injur$ memb]s ( !   
#aifa ,fre$om ,ride1 & 0 ! t>get (      
multiple bomb+s 9 ! #aiejs & #aifjs4    
,rev]5d ,%uttleswor?'s *ur*1 z well z _m
 o!r ,birm+ham ,*ur*es su* z ! ,new     
,pilgrim ,bapti/ ,*ur*1 ho/$ mass meet+s
 lead+ up to _m ( ! civil rights m>*es  
?r\gh\t ! ,city4 ,! /ud5ts & faculty (  
,miles ,college1 a ,hi/orically ,black  
,college 9 ! ,birm+ham area1 supplem5t$ 
! ef=ts ( ! local *ur*es4 ,miles        

,college 0 "o ( ! few in/itutions (     
high] education op5 to                  
,african-,am]icans 9 ! area1 & produc$  
_m community lead]s4  7#ac7 ,9 #aiib1   
decades aft] ! ,civil ,rights ,movem5t1 
! ,birm+ham ,civil ,rights ,in/itute    
op5$ its doors4 ,! ,in/itute /&s at !   
c5t] ( ! ,birm+ham ,civil ,rights       
,di/rict1 act+ z a hub = *ildr51 /ud5ts1
 adults1 & s*ol>s :o come to le>n ab\t !
 ,am]ican ,civil ,rights ,movem5t4 ,!   
#bg1jjj-squ>e-foot p]man5t gall]y )9 !  
,in/itute 0 design$ to br+ visitors back
 to ! #aiejs :5 ,birm+ham 0 deeply      
segregat$4 ,! ,in/itute s]ves m ?an     
#adj1jjj individuals ea* ye>1 &         
enc\rages new g5]ations to exam9e our   
c\ntry's civil rights hi/ory1 z well z  
issues su* z equality & ju/ice4  7#ad7  
,! pres]vation1 hi/oric int]pretation1 &
 managem5t ( ! ,birm+ham ,civil ,rights 
,national ,hi/orical ,p>k's important   
hi/orical res\rces require !            
collaboration ( ,f$]al & municipal      
entities1 z well z community            

organizations4  #c4 ,e/abli%m5t ( !     
,birm+ham ,civil ,rights ,national      
,hi/orical ,p>k 9 ,birm+ham1 ,alabama   
7a7 ,e/abli%m5t & purpose ,!re is h]eby 
e/abli%$ ,birm+ham ,civil ,rights       
,national ,hi/orical ,p>k 9 ,birm+ham1  
,alabama1 = ! purposes (--  7#a7 pres]v+
 & int]pret+ = ! b5efit ( pres5t &      
future g5]ations ! significant civil    
rights hi/ory 9 ! ,birm+ham ,civil      
,rights ,national ,hi/orical ,p>k2  7#b7
 coord9at+ pres]vation1 catalyz+        
economic revitalization1 & facilitat+   
int]pretive ef=ts by ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or  
local gov]nm5tal entities1 &_/or private
 & nonpr(it organizations2 &  7#c7      
creat+ appropriate collaborative        
managem5t to ensure ! pres]vation &     
int]pretation ( ! p>k's hi/orical       
significance4  7b7 ,b\nd>ies ,! ,p>k    
%all consi/ ( ^? l&s & int]e/s 9 l&s1   
includ+ build+s1 )9 ! areas g5]ally     
depict$ z ,be!l ,bapti/ ,*ur* &         
,birm+ham ,civil ,rights ,hi/oric       
,di/rict on ! map entitl$ ,civil ,rights

 ,di/rict & dat$ ,m>* #b1 #bjaf4  7c7   
,acquisition ( l& ,! ,secret>y may      
acquire additional build+s1 assets1 &   
l&s & int]e/s 9 l&s = addition to ! p>k 
by donation1 transf]1 or ex*ange only4  
,at no "t %all ! p>k consi/ ( m ?an #aa 
acres4  #d4 ,adm9i/ration  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
,! ,secret>y %all adm9i/] ! ,p>k 9      
accordance ) ?is ,act & laws g5]ally    
applicable to units ( ! ,national ,p>k  
,sy/em4 ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all modify any
 au?ority ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to c>ry out 
,f$]al laws on ,f$]al l& locat$ )9 !    
,p>k4  7b7 ,coop]ative agreem5t ,!      
,secret>y may ent] into coop]ative      
agreem5ts ) ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 ,city1 or o!r
 public & non-pr(it in/itutions "u :i* !
 ,secret>y may id5tify1 int]pret1 &     
provide assi/ance = ! pres]vation (     
non-,f$]al prop]ties )9 ! ,p>k & at     
sites 9 close proximity to ! ,p>k1      
includ+ provid+ = placem5t ( directional
 & int]pretive signage1 exhibits1 &     
te*nology-bas$ int]pretive devices4  7c7
 ,managem5t plan ,n lat] ?an #c fiscal  

ye>s aft] ! date on :i* funds are fir/  
made available to c>ry out ?is ,act1 !  
,secret>y1 9 consultation ) ! ,city1    
%all complete a g5]al managem5t plan = !
 ,p>k 9 accordance ) applicable laws1   
includ+ section #ajjejb ( title #ed1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  #e4 ,def9itions ,=
 ! purposes ( ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,city ,!   
t]m ,city means ! city ( ,birm+ham1     
,alabama4  7#b7 ,p>k ,! t]m ,p>k means !
 ,birm+ham ,civil ,rights ,national     
,hi/orical ,p>k4  7#c7 ,secret>y ,! t]m 
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( !         
,int]ior4