Civil Rights
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The first institution built by a major U.S. city to house and interpret the life and work of African Americans, the Museum allows visitors to experience the richness of African American culture.
The first institution built by a major U.S. city to house and interpret the life and work of African...
Albany, Georgia
The Albany Civil Rights Institute preserves the history of the Civil Rights movement in southwest Georgia.
The Albany Civil Rights Institute preserves the history of the Civil Rights movement in southwest Georgia.
The Albany Civil Rights Institute documents the lesser-known, early...
Knoxville, Tennessee
The Beck Cultural Exchange Center is an interactive museum that researches and exhibits African American achievements.The Beck Cultural Exchange Center is an interactive museum that researches and exhibits African American achievements.
Located in the historic home of James and Ethel Beck, two...
Birmingham, Alabama
The many exhibits on display at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute enlighten visitors on the contentious history of civil rights around the world.The many exhibits on display at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute enlighten visitors on the contentious history of civil rights around the world....
Atlanta, Georgia
The Center, now in the planning stages of development, will promote the ongoing Civil Rights Movement in Atlanta.
The Center, now in the planning stages of development, will promote the ongoing Civil Rights Movement in Atlanta.
The Center for Civil and Human Rights Partnership will be located in...
Washington, District Of Columbia
Located in the historic Carnegie Library building, the Historical Society of Washington DC serves the Washington community through its library, publications, and exhibits.With more than a century of history itself, The Historical Society of Washington, D.C. is a respected and valued city...
Greensboro, North Carolina
The Woolworth Building, where the famous Greensboro sit-in occurred in 1960, now houses this center for the promotion of civil and human rights.The Woolworth Building, where the famous Greensboro sit-in occurred in 1960, now houses this center for the promotion of civil and human rights.
The...
Washington, District Of Columbia
“In this temple, as in the hearts of the people for whom he saved the Union, the memory of Abraham Lincoln is enshrined forever.”Beneath these words, the 16th President of the United States—the Great Emancipator and preserver of the nation during the Civil War—sits immortalized in marble. As an...
Little Rock, Arkansas
On September 23, 1957 nine African-American teenagers stood up to an angry crowd protesting integration in front of Little Rock's Central High as they entered the school for the first time.Broadcast around the world, the events at this high school made Little Rock the site of the first important...
Austin, Texas
The library dedicated to the former president comprises the life and public career of Lyndon Baines Johnson.The library dedicated to the former president comprises the life and public career of Lyndon Baines Johnson.
Six decades of American history frame the life of Lyndon Johnson in the Lyndon...
Washington, District Of Columbia
Opened to the public on August 22, 2011, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial honors an iconic leader in the Civil Rights Movement whose commitment to colorblind equality and nonviolence helped overturn centuries of racial segregation in the United States.Opened to the public on August 22, 2011,...
Washington, District Of Columbia
Mary McLeod Bethune, political activist for racial and gender equality, established the first headquarters of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) at her Washington home, now open for tours and research.Mary McLeod Bethune, political activist for racial and gender equality, established the...
Montgomery, Alabama
Mob violence that met interracial student bus riders at this station on May 20, 1961 shocked the nation and led the Kennedy Administration to side with civil rights protestors.Mob violence that met interracial student bus riders at this station on May 20, 1961 shocked the nation and led the Kennedy...
Los Angeles, California
This museum provides a unique and provocative experience that challenges visitors to become witnesses to history and confront the dynamic of intolerance that is still embedded in society today.This museum provides a unique and provocative experience that challenges visitors to become witnesses to...
Memphis, Tennessee
The museum showcases the history of the Civil Rights Movement and the role Memphis played during the tumultuous period.The museum showcases the history of the Civil Rights Movement and the role Memphis played during the tumultuous period.
The National Civil Rights Museum, located at the Lorraine...
Selma, Alabama
This museum, located at the scene of the "Bloody Sunday" in Selma, Alabama, commemorates that historic moment in the Civil Rights Movement.This museum, located at the scene of the "Bloody Sunday" in Selma, Alabama, commemorates that historic moment in the Civil Rights Movement....
Savannah, Georgia
The Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum, named for a leader of the Civil Rights Movement in Savannah, commemorates the history of the local movement.
The Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum chronicles the civil rights struggle of the Georgia's oldest African American community from slavery to...
Montgomery, Alabama
History comes alive through the Museum's exhibits on the story of Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott.History comes alive through the Museum's exhibits on the story of Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
The purpose of the Rosa Parks Museum is to uphold and interpret for the public...
Tuskegee, Alabama
The Multicultural Center recounts the history of the different people and cultures that have been a part of this region's struggle for civil rights.The Multicultural Center recounts the history of the different people and cultures that have been a part of this region's struggle for civil rights....