Robert Clark, Mississippi’s first Black lawmaker after Civil Rights era, dies at 96
Mississippi’s first Black lawmaker of the 20th century died Tuesday. Robert G. Clark's son and successor, state Rep.
National Civil Rights Museum and Unite Memphis Announce Next-Level Partnership
The National Civil Rights Museum and Unite Memphis today announced a new partnership to amplify the message and movement of healing, honor, and hope in the city of Memphis. This collaboration marks a ...
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After Decades, the Full African American Civil War Memorial Museum Is Finally Coming
On July 18, 1863, one of the first all-Black army regiments to serve in the Civil War stormed Fort Wagner in South Carolina. The fierce assault against the Confederate Army—portrayed in the film Glory ...
Where it Began: Savannah civil rights leaders and historic sites call Cuyler-Brownsville home
Block by Block continues with a look inside a Savannah neighborhood where several civil rights leaders once lived.
Their house in Mims was bombed by KKK in 1951. A replica aims to keep the civil rights history alive
On Christmas night in 1951, the couple's 25th wedding anniversary, members of the KKK planted a bomb under the couple's home ...
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Atlanta's Madame C.J. Walker Museum added to U.S. Civil Rights Trail
The Madame C.J. Walker Museum & WERDStudio in Atlanta’s Sweet Auburn Historic District has been officially added to the U.S.
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New National Center for Civil and Human Rights wing honors Shirley Franklin
The National Center for Civil and Human Rights announced a new wing will be named former Atlanta mayor Shirley Franklin.
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COFO Civil Rights Education Center
It was the epicenter of the modern Civil Rights Movement. Today, it sits as a museum and education center on the Jackson State University (JSU) campus. The Council of ...
‘She got it done:’ Florida Civil Rights Museum remembers Sen. Geraldine Thompson
A beloved member of the Florida Senate will be laid to rest this week. Two Tallahassee museum directors are still trying to process life without Sen. Geraldine Thompson.