Historical figures in Birmingham
The atlas holds 4 people and 6 moments here, from 1921 to 1988. The most recorded lives are Martin Luther King Jr., Warren G. Harding and Rosa Parks. Among them Writers and Political Leaders, across the Cold War and the Space Age.
Notable people
Dorothy Hodgkin
in 1988
1 moment here
English chemist and X-ray crystallographer Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin determined major biomolecular structures including penicillin, vitamin B12,…
Martin Luther King Jr.
from 1962 to 1963
3 moments here
American Baptist minister and civil-rights leader who advanced racial equality through nonviolent protest.…
Rosa Parks
in 1962
1 moment here
American civil-rights activist whose lifelong work against racial segregation included local NAACP organizing in Montgomery, the 1955 bus protest and…
Warren G. Harding
in 1921
1 moment here
Warren G. Harding was the 29th president of the United States, serving from 1921 until his death in 1923.…
Moments
- 1921 Civil-rights speech in Birmingham Warren G. Harding
- 1962 SCLC convention attendance Rosa Parks
- 1962 Assaulted at SCLC conference Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1963 Imprisoned during Birmingham campaign Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1963 Eulogizes Birmingham bombing victims Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1988 Reddy Memorial Lecture in Birmingham Dorothy Hodgkin