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A statue of Martin Luther King Jr. at the entrance of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute in Birmingham, Alabama, August 3, 2023. Photo by Cassandra Dumay / NABJ Monitor.

The 16th St. Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama is a civil rights historical site and active place of worship, August 1, 2023. In 1963, four girls where killed in a bombing attack by the Klu Klux Klan at this church. Photo by Cassandra Dumay / NABJ Monitor.

The 16th St. Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama is a civil rights historical site and active place of worship, August 1, 2023. In 1963, four girls where killed in a bombing attack by the Klu Klux Klan at this church. Photo by Cassandra Dumay / NABJ Monitor.

A statue of Martin Luther King Jr. at the entrance of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute in Birmingham, Alabama, August 3, 2023. Photo by Cassandra Dumay / NABJ Monitor.

Window light inside the threshold of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute in Birmingham, Alabama, Aug. 3, 2023.Photo by Cassandra Dumay / NABJ Monitor.

Artwork titled “I Have a Dream” by Marina Herrera on display in the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute in Birmingham, Alabama, Aug. 3, 2023. Photo by Cassandra Dumay / NABJ Monitor.

The 16th St. Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama is a civil rights historical site and active place of worship, August 1, 2023. In 1963, four girls where killed in a bombing attack by the Klu Klux Klan at this church. Photo by Cassandra Dumay / NABJ Monitor.

Visitor stands in the threshold of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute in Birmingham, Alabama, Aug. 3, 2023. Photo by Cassandra Dumay / NABJ Monitor

The 16th St. Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama is a civil rights historical site and active place of worship, August 1, 2023. In 1963, four girls where killed in a bombing attack by the Klu Klux Klan at this church. Photo by Cassandra Dumay / NABJ Monitor.

The 16th St. Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama is a civil rights historical site and active place of worship, August 1, 2023. In 1963, four girls where killed in a bombing attack by the Klu Klux Klan at this church. Photo by Cassandra Dumay / NABJ Monitor.

Dining room of Yo’ Mama’s, a black-owned business in downtown Birmingham, Alabama offers glutton free options for soul food classics. Photo by Cassandra Dumay / NABJ Monitor.

The dining room of Greenhouse in Homewood, Alabama on August 2, 2023. The Greenhouse menu features what it calls ‘feel good,’ ‘whole food’ meals. Photo by Cassandra Dumay / NABJ Monitor.

The kitchen of Yo’ Mama’s, a black-owned business in downtown Birmingham, Alabama. Photo by Cassandra Dumay / NABJ Monitor
