Last year, the city of Birmingham, Alabama celebrated its 150th anniversary. 150 years ago, iron ore, coal and limestone defined Birmingham. Today, however, it may be more synonymous with the civil rights movement. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said of Birmingham, “I like to believe that the negative extremes of Birmingham's past will resolve into the positive and utopian extreme of her future, that the sins of a dark yesterday will be redeemed in the achievements of a bright tomorrow.” We had a chance to visit the Magic City, and we're here to tell you all about it. Places we visited: Birmingham Civil Rights Institute: https://www.bcri.org Alabama Peanut Company: https://alabamapeanut.com Shopping in Homewood Orange Rolls at Urban Cookhouse: http://www.urbancookhouse.com Pepper Place Market (farmer’s market): https://pepperplacemarket.com Saw’s Soul Kitchen (Sweet Tea Fried Chicken Sandwich and Pork & Greens): https://www.sawsbbq.com/locations/saws-soul-kitchen-avondale/ Niki’s West: https://www.nikiswest.com The Bright Star: https://thebrightstar.com Vulcan Park (amazing view of the city): https://visitvulcan.com   Ways to Connect: Instagram @SteelMagnoliasPodcast Newsletter https://mailchi.mp/e3cef217a5e7/sweetnews Patreon (Support Us) https://www.patreon.com/steelmagnolias ********* For a transcript of this epsiode: https://steelmagnoliaspodcast.com/episode/visit-birmingham-weekend-edition   Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/steel-magnolias-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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