After six years of teaching Birmingham’s history of conflict and courage, the board of directors of The Morgan Project has made the decision to conclude the organization’s operations, effective July 23, 2026.

The Morgan Project was founded in 2020, named for Charles Morgan Jr. and the speech he delivered on September 16, 1963, the day after the bombing of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. With the support of our donors and partners, the Conflict and Courage curriculum reached students at Phillips Academy and A.H. Parker High School, teachers received training to carry these lessons forward, and hundreds of students stood in the places where this history was made.

This history still demands telling. The board is working to place the curriculum, our teaching materials, and the organization’s remaining resources with an organization that shares this mission, and we will share that news here as soon as it is settled.

To our donors, our teachers, our partners at Birmingham City Schools, and every student who engaged with this history honestly: thank you. You are the proof that Birmingham can face its past and be better for it.

Link to download The Morgan Project Civil Rights Education Curriculum.

Questions may be directed to The Morgan Project using this form.

Maury Shevin, Board Chair
on behalf of the Board of Directors