The country and city's ties stretch back to 1963.
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin, right, and Vaughan Gething, right, the Welsh Minister for Economy, signed a friendship pact and dedicated four trees at Kelly Ingram Park, Sept 15, 2023. Historic ties between the city of Birmingham and the United Kingdom nation of Wales were cemented through a series of cultural exchanges and the unveiling of a new monument in Kelly Ingram Park on Friday.
Those students contributed money 60 years ago to build a new stained-glass window to replace one that was blown out of the sanctuary wall. What has become known as the “Wales Window” began a relationship between the two communities that was commemorated and expanded upon this week. The Rev. Arthur Price admires the "Wales Window" at 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. The window was crafted by a Welsh artist and funded by the people of Wales after the church's original window was blown out in the 1963 bombing. Jerry Ayres/The Birmingham News/Alabama Media Group.The Wales-Birmingham International Friendship Pact exists to help people from your city and our nation to make an even bigger contribution to the future.
Today’s signing ceremony concluded with the premier of a song that was commissioned for the event. Arranged by Welsh composer Christian Phillips and Birmingham natives Elias Hendricks and Byron Thomas, the composition honors the legacy of the four girls who were killed in the bombing and symbolizes the Birmingham-Wales friendship. The musical project was sponsored by the Birmingham Chapter of The Links Incorporated.
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