Birmingham Celebrates Its Place In History With Civil Rights National Monument Dedication Ceremony

By Monique Jones
The Birmingham Times

For Carol Jenkins, niece of entrepreneur A.G. Gaston and Minnie Gaston, the Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument dedication celebration on April 15 was memorable.

“I was so moved. Every minute of it was an affirmation of the work my aunt and uncle did in the city of Birmingham for 50, 60, 70 years,” she said. “…This was their life’s work. They loved this city, and to get this type of payback … is extraordinary.”

For Mayor William Bell, the celebration was “the beginning of a new recognition” for Birmingham and those who, as part of the civil rights movement, helped usher in changes for human rights around the world.“We wanted to take the opportunity to tell our own story … of how black and white (citizens and) various religious organizations came together to … change the society that would (permit) a church to be bombed on a Sunday morning, that would kill four little innocent girls and maim so many others,” Bell said.

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