Hiking The Mountain That Made Birmingham (NPR News)
From NPR News:
by Al Letson
Before the civil rights movement made Birmingham, Ala., a dateline in history, it was a famous steel town. Its mines have been closed for more than three decades, but the network of old tramways is being turned into a large park. Now it's a place to explore both the history of mining and the subtleties of race.
http://www.npr.org/2011/02/26/134067080/hiking-the-mountain-that-made-birmingham
by Al Letson
Before the civil rights movement made Birmingham, Ala., a dateline in history, it was a famous steel town. Its mines have been closed for more than three decades, but the network of old tramways is being turned into a large park. Now it's a place to explore both the history of mining and the subtleties of race.
http://www.npr.org/2011/02/26/134067080/hiking-the-mountain-that-made-birmingham
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