伯明翰民权区夜间艺术步道免费开放 11月9日晚办民权区未来座谈
阿拉巴马州杰斐逊县伯明翰市民权区近日添了一处夜间免费艺术步道。当地叙事工作室1504与国家公园保护协会合作推出的《寻常圣物》（The Sacred Ordinary）步道上周启动，沿途陈设报纸箱、电话亭等历史实物，邀请市民在夜色中重走民权运动历史现场。
步道设在凯利·英格拉姆公园及 A.G. Gaston 汽车旅馆一带，其中一只《伯明翰新闻报》与《伯明翰邮报先驱报》的旧报箱立于公园中央，一座电话亭则设在汽车旅馆入口附近，灵感来自伯明翰已故艺术家 Joe Minter 的作品。步道为自助式，市民发一条短信即可开始约30分钟的步行，全程免费，每晚5时至8时开放，将持续至12月13日。
主办方还将于11月9日下午5时30分，在第十六街浸信会教堂教育与访客中心举办免费座谈，主题为标识之外的民权区未来，探讨这片历史街区下一步如何发展。伯明翰是1947年全美首个退伍军人节庆祝活动的举办地，也是民权运动的重要现场，市中心这片街区如今仍是游客与本地居民了解历史的重要去处。
Free Night Art Walk Opens in Birmingham Civil Rights District; Forum on District's Future Set for Nov. 9
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A free nighttime art walk has opened in the Birmingham Civil Rights District in Jefferson County, Alabama. The Sacred Ordinary, a trail launched last week by local narrative studio 1504 in partnership with the National Parks Conservation Association, places historic objects such as newspaper boxes and a telephone booth along the route, inviting residents to revisit civil rights history after dark.
The trail runs through Kelly Ingram Park and the area around the A.G. Gaston Motel. A vintage Birmingham News and Birmingham Post-Herald newspaper box stands at the center of the park, and a telephone booth near the motel entrance was inspired by the work of late Birmingham artist Joe Minter. The self-guided walk takes about 30 minutes, starts with a text message, is free, and is open nightly from 5 to 8 p.m. through December 13.
The organizers will also host a free forum at 5:30 p.m. on November 9 at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church education and visitor center, on the future of the Civil Rights District beyond its markers. Birmingham hosted the nation's first Veterans Day celebration in 1947 and was a pivotal site of the civil rights movement; the downtown district remains a key place for visitors and residents to learn that history.
来源：Bham Now
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图片来源：凯利·英格拉姆公园，伯明翰民权区夜间艺术步道所在地。（Carol M. Highsmith 摄，公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons）
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