The Day the College Died
Birmingham-Southern and other endings
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6 min readApr 24, 2024
100 years before I was born, Birmingham-Southern College was founded in the hills to the immediate southwest of Birmingham, relatively near both Miles College, a historically Black college, and Legion Field, where countless skirmishes between high school teams, college giants, and occasional concerts featuring Eric Clapton, Billy Preston, and 3 Dog Night…