In the wake of the Civil War, the Sloss Furnaces were built in Birmingham, Alabama. Its history is one that shows the beginning of the New South Movement where industry would grow in the South to avoid relying on goods coming down from the North. However, what remains of the site shows a structure of racial hierarchy and segregation that was still common in the aftermath of the Civil War. This segregation, both at the Sloss Furnaces and in the city of Birmingham, would put the city on the international stage as a key center for the Civil Rights Movement.
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