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Host organization: National Civil Rights MuseumTheme: Milestones in History: African American Museums and the Story of African American Progress 2015 marks the anniversaries of many freedom rights landmarks in American history. It also marks the start of the movement to establish many African American history museums and centers of learning. Come to tell your stories, […]

A Heritage Preserved: African American Art from the Elliot Perry and Kimberly Perry Collection is an exhibition of master artworks that captures traditions, achievements, and beliefs that are a part of the African American experience. A Heritage Preserved highlights the importance of collecting and exhibiting artworks to continue legacies.The artworks featured illustrate the accomplishments, experiences, […]

Host organization: National Civil Rights MuseumTheme: Milestones in History: African American Museums and the Story of African American Progress 2015 marks the anniversaries of many freedom rights landmarks in American history. It also marks the start of the movement to establish many African American history museums and centers of learning. Come to tell your stories, […]

From his humble beginnings in Sumter, South Carolina, to his prominence on the Washington, D.C. political scene as the third-highest-ranking Democrat in the House of Representatives, U.S Congressman James E. Clyburn has led an extraordinary life. In "Blessed Experiences", Clyburn tells his own inspirational words how an African American boy from the Jim Crow South […]

What is a poetry slam? A poetry slam is conventionally defined as the art of competitive performance poetry. It's a competition at which poets read or recite original work. Overview The NCRM Drop The Mic Poetry Slam will be held at the museum on Saturday, August 22, 2015. The slam will feature poets performing original […]

The Emmett Till story reflects back to one of the most heinous crimes during the Civil Rights era. Emmett Till was accused of wolf-whistling at a white woman in the Mississippi Delta in August 1955 and was subsequently kidnapped, lynched and thrown into the Tallahatchie River. At his mother's request, photographs of his mutilated corpse […]

Listen to music that inspired action, shared coded messages, and raised spirits of people in the Movement featuring music from African Poly-rhythms to James Brown Funk. Unique stories behind freedom songs are interpreted in the museum experience. The evening will feature a brief, guided museum tour that shows how music influenced episodes of the civil […]

Familysearch International is sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS), and LDS representatives will hold information sessions on how to volunteer for the Freedmen's Project at the Museum on Saturday, September 12 and September 19 at 12-2pm in the Guest Lounge (second floor near the Lorraine gift shop). On Saturday, […]

Since 1991, the Freedom Award has served as a symbol of the ongoing fight for human rights both in America and worldwide. At its inception, the Museum presented two awards, National and International. Over time, other categories have been added. In 2005, the Lifetime Achievement Award was established to celebrate individuals who have devoted themselves […]

In continuation of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Voting Rights Act of 1965, the museum presents Ari Berman's book Give us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America. The book is the first narrative history of voting rights since 1965, charting both the transformation of American democracy under the Voting […]

Allyson Hobbs, a professor of History at Stanford University, has written a remarkable book entitled Chosen Exile: A History of Racial Passing in America. This title has many key links to the museum's history ranging from the era of Jim Crow to the most recent scandals. By the dawning of the civil rights era, more […]

The National Civil Rights Museum will remember the life and legacy of one of the most prolific humanitarians and leader of the American Civil Rights Movement, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., during the holiday celebration on Monday, January 18. The Museum will host a full day focused on service and remembrance of Dr. King's impact […]