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New pieces at BCRI fall into place

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David Davis, building and grounds superintendent at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, adjusts the plastic covering Bull Connor‘s armored vehicle at the Institute’s Human Rights Gallery on Tuseday morning. The vehicle was used by the Birmingham Poilice Department and the former public safety commissioner during the 1960s.

The armored vehicle has been cut in half and will be the focal point of the Institute’s renovated gallery. BCRI plans to unveil the renovation during its Martin Luther, Jr. Birthday Celebration on Monday, January 19, 2009. The facility opens free to the public that day at 9 a.m.

A look back: June 11

1952:

The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals threw out Bull Connor‘s convictions on charges of disorderly conduct, joint occupancy of a hotel room with a member of the opposite sex, and extramarital sexual intercourse.

1963:

Governor George Wallace carried out his “stand in the schoolhouse door” at the University of Alabama.

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A look back: March 9 & 10

March 9

1874:

The first public school opened in Jefferson County.

1995:

The Olympic soccer countdown clock was dedicated.

March 10

1973:

Bull Connor died.

1995:

Michael Jordan announced that he was retiring from baseball.

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