Twelve months, three sites, and one clear lesson: consistency beats novelty when it comes to showing up for kids.
Category: Historical Feature
Go deep on the people, events, and turning points that shaped the civil rights movement, and connect them to the issues communities face now. Museum historians and staff examine figures like Emmett Till, Frederick Douglass, and the Freedom Riders, alongside present-day questions from police violence to the fight for LGBTQIA+ rights. Every piece ties documented history to why it still matters.
The data behind our 2026 housing push
We pulled five years of permit, rent, and vacancy data to understand where the housing pressure actually is.
Meet the volunteers who kept the food pantry open
Through a flooded basement, a broken freezer, and two record winters, the same dozen names kept appearing on the sign-in sheet.
Rebuilding the community hall, one weekend at a time
Volunteers, salvaged timber, and a punch list that never quite ends — inside the slow, stubborn restoration of a neighborhood landmark.
How the winter market found a permanent home
After six seasons of borrowed parking lots, the winter market signed a lease of its own.
Integrating St. Augustine Beach
## Migration reference **Live site:** https://civilrightsmuseum.org/story/integrating-st-augustine-beach/ **Export file:** /www/ncrmdev_939/vc-copy-export/ncrm-media-2943-integrating-st-augustine-beach.md **Old post ID:** 2943 > **Status:** Essay-style voice entry — reference copy below for block editor — Subtitle: Purcell Conway Summary: Civil Rights Activist Purcell Conway shares his account of the demonstrations to integrate a Florida beach, and the violence that ensued. Your browser does not […]
My Story
## Migration reference **Live site:** https://civilrightsmuseum.org/story/my-story/ **Export file:** /www/ncrmdev_939/vc-copy-export/ncrm-media-2973-my-story.md **Old post ID:** 2973 > **Status:** Essay-style voice entry — reference copy below for block editor — I was a 14 year old when Dr. King was murdered and I recall attending the ceremony at Crump stadium in which Rev. Hooks’ and Rev. Lawson’s eulogies left […]
A Grandkid of the Movement – Intergenerational Activism
## Migration reference **Live site:** https://civilrightsmuseum.org/story/a-grandkid-of-the-movement-intergenerational-activism/ **Export file:** /www/ncrmdev_939/vc-copy-export/ncrm-media-2974-a-grandkid-of-the-movement-intergenerational-activism.md **Old post ID:** 2974 > **Status:** Essay-style voice entry — reference copy below for block editor — My grandmother Marianne O’Connor worked with Civil Rights leaders Clara Luper in Oklahoma City to help start the lunch counter movement there. Her daughter, my aunt Lora, has brought […]
A Black and White World
## Migration reference **Live site:** https://civilrightsmuseum.org/story/a-black-and-white-world/ **Export file:** /www/ncrmdev_939/vc-copy-export/ncrm-media-2975-a-black-and-white-world.md **Old post ID:** 2975 > **Status:** Essay-style voice entry — reference copy below for block editor — I was inspired to write this poem, “A Black and White World” after a recent visit to the National Civil Rights Museum. As I walked through the museum, I […]
A Song to Remember
## Migration reference **Live site:** https://civilrightsmuseum.org/story/a-song-to-remember/ **Export file:** /www/ncrmdev_939/vc-copy-export/ncrm-media-2976-a-song-to-remember.md **Old post ID:** 2976 > **Status:** Essay-style voice entry — reference copy below for block editor — I was sitting in the modest congregation at Unity Santa Fe as the choir director, Catherine, began a powerful rendition of We Shall Overcome, a tribute to the work […]
JCI Symposium on Social Equality
## Migration reference **Live site:** https://civilrightsmuseum.org/story/jci-symposium-on-social-equality/ **Export file:** /www/ncrmdev_939/vc-copy-export/ncrm-media-2977-jci-symposium-on-social-equality.md **Old post ID:** 2977 > **Status:** Essay-style voice entry — reference copy below for block editor — “I am an invisible man. No I am not a spook like those who haunted Edgar Allen Poe. Nor am I one of your Hollywood movie ectoplasms. I am […]
Bell Tolling Commemoration
## Migration reference **Live site:** https://civilrightsmuseum.org/story/bell-tolling-commemoration/ **Export file:** /www/ncrmdev_939/vc-copy-export/ncrm-media-2978-bell-tolling-commemoration.md **Old post ID:** 2978 > **Status:** Essay-style voice entry — reference copy below for block editor — U.S. Navy firefighter, Terrence Johnson, honored Dr. King during a commemoration ceremony aboard Naval Support Activity Mid-South, 20 miles north of Memphis. Thank you Mr. Johnson for your service […]