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Black Baptists and Civil Rights: In Birmingham, the Struggle Continues 40 Years LaterLisa Merlini
April 20, 2004In Birmingham, fifty years after Brown vs. Board of Education, almost forty years since the Civil Rights Movement, legal segregation has been replaced by pronounced poverty among blacks; and apathy and a growing frustration have replaced the cause that once united the community towards a common desire: equality.
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Cassandra Uretz
March 20, 2004Birmingham is a tough former steel town that looms over visitors. Every building seems self-conscious about the past, with a tribute to Justice carved over its front door and too many potted palms in the lobby. The Southern sun is bright, a merry little trolley circles downtown every few minutes to whisk tourists into the city's shopping districts, but the streets feel empty on this warm spring weekend.
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By Lisa Merlini
March 16, 2004Dr. King never intended to become leader of a nationwide movement, never intended to incur the titles of prophet, hero or martyr that were given him after his death on April 4, 1968. The legacy of his work -- and his words -- speak otherwise here.
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Lisa Merlini
March 1, 2004Unlike Abyssinian Baptist Church, with its elegant, ornate façade or Canaan Baptist Church, its name writ large over its doorway on 115 Street, St. John's Baptist Church blends in. So much so that a city employee sees no problem using a good portion of the sidewalk to park his truck, leaving the engine to idle and groan as he vanishes for an extended coffee break.
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Lisa Merlini
February 16, 2004The Marshall Academy is the first new public school in Harlem in 50 years. Eleven years ago, Reverend Calvin Butts, the pastor of Harlem's Abyssinian Baptist Church, founded the school as a public charter school. His goal, he said, was to change Harlem "day by day, student by student."
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Lisa Merlini
February 9, 2004Gwendolyn Braughton made a decision on New Year's Eve that would change the course of her life forever. A month later, on February 2, 2004, she became a Baptist.
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