The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute is proud to announce that Angela Fisher Hall has been named Vice President of Publications and Special Projects. Hall has been with BCRI since 1993. She most recently served as Executive Assistant to the President and CEO.  With this title change, and in her expanded role, Hall will serve as the communications representative for BCRI and continue to coordinate special projects, as well as produce publications and documents to support the Institute’s ongoing programs and projects.

Hall began her career with BCRI in March 1993 as Assistant Archivist, working to organize early donations made to BCRI and create collection policies. In January 1996, she was named Director of Education. Serving in that capacity, she established many of BCRI’s ongoing programs including the annual Dr. King Birthday Celebration, Juneteenth Culture Fest, Birmingham Pledge Teen Conference and Kwanzaa Celebration. During her tenure as Director of Education, Hall also became Editor of BCRI’s Vision newsletter.

In October 2001, she began her duties as Executive Assistant to the President and CEO, where she coordinated BCRI’s Transformative Justice Conferences and the annual Fred L. Shuttlesworth Human Rights Awards Dinner. She successfully guided BCRI in its efforts to achieve accreditation by the American Association of Museums in July 2005 and affiliation with the Smithsonian Institute in June 2007.

Hall received a B.A. Degree from Birmingham-Southern College (AL) and a Master of Library Service (MLS) Degree from the University of Alabama.  Prior to her tenure with BCRI, Angela worked for nine years in the Birmingham Public Library system and spent two years as an Assistant Professor/Reference Librarian at Spring Hill College in Mobile (AL).  A member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Angela has also been an active member of The Links, Incorporated, Magic City Chapter.  In 1999, she completed the Museum Management Institute program sponsored by the Getty Leadership Institute for Museum Management.  She is a member of the President’s Advisory Council for Birmingham-Southern College, Leadership Birmingham and a past Director-At-Large with the Southeastern Museums Conference.