Best Kelly Ingram Park Day Trips & Things to Do

Originally named in honor of local resident Kelly Ingram, the first U.S. sailor to die in WWII, the park became the site of student protests and demonstrations led by Reverend James Bevel in protest of racial segregation during the Civil Rights Movement. After the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, statues to the heroes of the Civil Rights Movement were established in the park, featuring Martin Luther King, Jr., Reverend Fred Shuttleworth, and others, as well as depictions of police brutality and other acts of violence on demonstrators. The park also features an installation called "Four Spirits" to commemorate the death's of four African-American girls during the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing.