FREEDOM’S SISTERS EXHIBITION LOCAL COMMITTEE OF HONOR · Freedom’s Sisters Traveling Exhibition Honors 20 Extraordinary African American Women · Luncheon Welcomes · Ford Motor Company Fund, Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) and Freedom’s Sisters is a dynamic, multimedia exhibition that celebrates 20 African American women, including historic 19th-century figures and contemporary leaders, who helped shape the spirit and substance of the civil rights movement in “Ford is especially The private opening reception for the Freedom’s Sisters exhibition is scheduled for Friday, July 24, 2009 at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. Freedom’s Sisters living legend and Dr. Lawrence J. Pijeaux, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute says: "The Institute is proud to share this special exhibition with the “SITES is pleased to bring ‘Freedom’s Sisters’ to For more information on the Freedom’s Sisters exhibition, visit www.bcri.org or call 1-866-328-9696. Freedom’s Sisters Exhibition Honorees Ella J. Baker Constance Baker Motley Shirley Chisholm Mary Church Terrell Septima Poinsette Clark Kathleen Cleaver Myrlie Evers-Williams Fannie Lou Hamer Dorothy Height Charlayne Hunter-Gault Barbara Jordan Mary McLeod Bethune Rosa Parks Sonia Sanchez Coretta Scott King Betty Shabazz Harriet Tubman C. Delores Tucker Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Ida B. Wells ABOUT FORD Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in Dearborn, Mich., manufactures or distributes automobiles across six continents. With about 224,000 employees and about 90 plants worldwide, the company’s core and affiliated automotive brands include Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, Volvo and Mazda. The company provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company. For more information regarding Ford’s products, please visit www.ford.com. Ford Motor Company Fund and Community Services is committed to creating opportunities that promote corporate citizenship, philanthropy, volunteerism and cultural diversity for those who live in the communities where Ford operates. Celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2009 and made possible by funding from Ford Motor Company, Ford Motor Company Fund supports initiatives and institutions that foster innovative education, auto-related safety, and American heritage and legacy. National programs include Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies, which provides high school students with academically rigorous 21st century learning experiences, and Driving Skills for Life, a teen-focused auto safety initiative. The Ford Volunteer Corps, established in 2005, continues Ford's legacy of caring worldwide. Through the Volunteer Corps, Ford employees and retirees participate in a wide range of volunteer projects in their communities. For more information on programs made possible by Ford Motor Company Fund and Community Services, visit www.community.ford.com.
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In honor of the courageous struggle against racism and segregation in the South, the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI) was erected as a monumental guidepost for reconciliation and equality for all mankind. Its mission is to promote civil and human rights worldwide through education. Its vision is to be the premier educational center for understanding, healing and respect for all. Since opening in 1992, the Institute has used multimedia to enhance its facility while telling the story of the American Civil Rights Movement. In January 2009, BCRI completed the first major renovation of its museum galleries by expanding its story beyond the