In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Movement the Bessemer Hall of History Museum held an open house on April 4, 2013, the anniversary date of Martin Luther King, Jr's death.
The unveiling of the Cell Block Door from the Bessemer Jefferson County Jail, in which Dr. King was incarcerated in October 1967 was the highlight of the evening.
 
 
 From left to right Dan Jordan, City Council Members Jesse Matthews and Sarah Belcher, Museum Curator Christopher Eiland, Museum Board Member Allison Rainey, Mayor Kenneth Gully, Museum Board Member Janet Newman and Police Chief Nathaniel Rutledge.


From left to right Museum Curator Christopher Eiland, Museum Board Member Allison Rainey, Museum President Diane Hyche, Museum Board Member Janet Newman, and Dan Jordan.