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Thomas Burke (right) oversees the installation of his massive miniature replica - in birdhouse form - of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Wilmington's Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park, Thursday, June 29, 2023. It is the second civil rights-related creation that Burke, who builds intricate birdhouses modeled after notable structures, has placed in the park. The bridge is known as the location of the Bloody Sunday attack against civil rights protestors in Selma, Ala., in 1965.
Thomas Burke (right) oversees the installation of his massive miniature replica - in birdhouse form - of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Wilmington's Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park, Thursday, June 29, 2023. It is the second civil rights-related creation that Burke, who builds intricate birdhouses modeled after notable structures, has placed in the park. The bridge is known as the location of the Bloody Sunday attack against civil rights protestors in Selma, Ala., in 1965.
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Thomas Burke puts some final touches on his massive miniature replica - in birdhouse form - of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Wilmington's Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park, Thursday, June 29, 2023. It is the second civil rights-related creation that Burke, who builds intricate bird houses modeled after notable structures, has placed in the park.
Thomas Burke puts some final touches on his massive miniature replica - in birdhouse form - of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Wilmington's Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park, Thursday, June 29, 2023. It is the second civil rights-related creation that Burke, who builds intricate bird houses modeled after notable structures, has placed in the park.
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Thomas Burke's birdhouse version of the Edmund Pettus Bridge features some artistic license in labelling the structure twice – adding the name of late U.S. Rep. John Lewis, who was part of the civil rights protests the bridge is known for.
Thomas Burke's birdhouse version of the Edmund Pettus Bridge features some artistic license in labelling the structure twice – adding the name of late U.S. Rep. John Lewis, who was part of the civil rights protests the bridge is known for.
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Thomas Burke oversees the installation and puts some final touches on his massive miniature replica - in birdhouse form – of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Wilmington's Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park, Thursday, June 29, 2023. It is the second civil rights-related creation that Burke, who builds intricate birdhouses modeled after notable structures, has placed in the park.
Thomas Burke oversees the installation and puts some final touches on his massive miniature replica - in birdhouse form – of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Wilmington's Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park, Thursday, June 29, 2023. It is the second civil rights-related creation that Burke, who builds intricate birdhouses modeled after notable structures, has placed in the park.
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Upholstery tacks from a piece of furniture once owned by his father makes up rivets on the replica Edmund Pettus bridge that Thomas Burke installed in Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park in Wilmington, Thursday, June 29, 2023. It is the second civil rights-related creation that Burke, who builds intricate bird houses modeled after notable structures, has placed in the park.
Upholstery tacks from a piece of furniture once owned by his father makes up rivets on the replica Edmund Pettus bridge that Thomas Burke installed in Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park in Wilmington, Thursday, June 29, 2023. It is the second civil rights-related creation that Burke, who builds intricate bird houses modeled after notable structures, has placed in the park.
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A replica of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birth home is on display in Wilmington's Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park, Thursday, June 29, 2023. It is the second civil rights-related creation that Thomas Burke, who builds intricate bird houses modeled after notable structures, has placed in the park.
A replica of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birth home is on display in Wilmington's Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park, Thursday, June 29, 2023. It is the second civil rights-related creation that Thomas Burke, who builds intricate bird houses modeled after notable structures, has placed in the park.
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The sign for Rosa Parks Drive, honoring another civil rights era icon, stands beyond Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park in Wilmington as Thomas Burke puts some final touches on his massive miniature replica - in birdhouse form - of the Edmund Pettus Bridge, Thursday, June 29, 2023. It is the second civil rights-related creation that Burke, who builds intricate bird houses modeled after notable structures, has placed in the park.
The sign for Rosa Parks Drive, honoring another civil rights era icon, stands beyond Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park in Wilmington as Thomas Burke puts some final touches on his massive miniature replica - in birdhouse form - of the Edmund Pettus Bridge, Thursday, June 29, 2023. It is the second civil rights-related creation that Burke, who builds intricate bird houses modeled after notable structures, has placed in the park.
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Thomas Burke puts some final touches on his massive miniature replica - in birdhouse form - of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Wilmington's Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park, Thursday, June 29, 2023. Burke has displayed a variety of birdhouses modeled after well-known structures.
Thomas Burke puts some final touches on his massive miniature replica - in birdhouse form - of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Wilmington's Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park, Thursday, June 29, 2023. Burke has displayed a variety of birdhouses modeled after well-known structures.
William Bretzger/Delaware News Journal
Thomas Burke oversees the installation and puts some final touches on his massive miniature replica - in birdhouse form - of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Wilmington's Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park, Thursday, June 29, 2023. It is the second civil rights-related creation that Burke, who builds intricate bird houses modeled after notable structures, has placed in the park.
Thomas Burke oversees the installation and puts some final touches on his massive miniature replica - in birdhouse form - of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Wilmington's Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park, Thursday, June 29, 2023. It is the second civil rights-related creation that Burke, who builds intricate bird houses modeled after notable structures, has placed in the park.
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Thomas Burke has a dream that his replica of the Edmund Pettus bridge, now on display in Wilmington's Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park, will one day lead to a larger version in metal being installed on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
Thomas Burke has a dream that his replica of the Edmund Pettus bridge, now on display in Wilmington's Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park, will one day lead to a larger version in metal being installed on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
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