The Birmingham Park and Recreation Board on Friday morning voted unanimously in favor of renaming Linn Park for U.S. Rep. John Lewis and the Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth. Linn Park now holds the ...

In 1980s, Linn Park was named in honor of Charles Linn, a confederate naval officer and former Birmingham businessman. John Henley, Linn’s son-in-law was a confederate captain.

Birmingham's Linn Park was filled with holiday cheer Sunday. The city hosted a holiday block party and tree lighting for all to enjoy and celebrate the holiday season.

The mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, is vowing to remove a 115-year-old Confederate monument from a public park after protesters attempted to tear it down.. Demonstrators at Linn Park took aim at the ...

A judge has ruled the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act doesn't have any legal authority and the city of Birmingham doesn't have to take down its wooden screen placed around a Confederate monument ...

Protestors gathered in Birmingham went to work to remove a statue erected in a public park with ties to the confederacy. According to AL.com, the group gathered at Linn Park following a rally in ...

In an Aug. 15, 2017, file photo, Birmingham city workers use plywood panels to cover the Confederate Monument in Linn Park, in Birmingham, Ala., on orders from Mayor William Bell.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — As protesters gathered in Linn Park Sunday night, it didn’t take long for many of them to try and take down Confederate monuments and statues in the park. Whil… ...

Using rocks, rope and a pickup truck, protesters gathered in Birmingham, Alabama worked to bring down a statue erected in honor of Confederate Navy captain Charles Linn. The group gathered at Linn ...

(CNN) — The mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, is vowing to remove a 115-year-old Confederate monument from a public park after protesters attempted to tear it down. Demonstrators at Linn Park took ...