Dr. Rex Ellis of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Africa American History and Culture; Ms. Odessa Woolfolk, founding administrator of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI); Congresswoman Terri Sewell of Alabama’s 7th District (which includes Birmingham) and BCRI Interim President and CEO Priscilla Hancock Cooper attend the “Save Our African American Treasures” event on Saturday, Sept. 6. (Smithsonian photo by Michael R. Barnes)
