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48 Years Later?
Museum President April 4, 1968 was a dark day in our nation’s history. On that date we lost the hope of many. For some, it simply solidified what they believed to be true, that hate and evil win once again.
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Self-Destruction: A Case Study of Violence and Hip Hop
by Ryan M. Jones Museum Educator In March 2016, the National Civil Rights Museum opened a controversial exhibition entitled Kin Killin’ Kin. Artist James Pate has created images comparing Black-on-Black violence to the…
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Frederick Douglass: Abolitionist, Journalist, Reformer, 1818 – 1895
Frederick Douglass: Abolitionist, Journalist, Reformer, 1818 - 1895
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Resolve to See the Promise
By Terri Lee Freeman Museum President It's a new year, my favorite time of year because it is so symbolic. A new year is a signal for another chance and a fresh start. While it doesn't mean we get to erase the past, it…
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An Assault in South Carolina
By Terri Lee Freeman Museum President By now, we’ve all seen the video of the police officer assaulting (yes, I said assaulting) the female student in a South Carolina classroom.
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The Freedom Award: An Honor Well Defined & Well Deserved
By Terri Lee Freeman, Museum President In 1991 the National Civil Rights Museum began a tradition of taking the time to honor the ordinary people who did extraordinary things to secure, preserve and protect the rights…
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Emmett Till 60 years later: the Untold Story
By Ryan Jones, Museum Historian Before Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke of a dream, before Rosa Parks stood up by continuing to sit, before Bloody Sunday, there was a brutal murder in the Mississippi Delta in 1955 that…
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#Katrina10
By Terri Lee Freeman Museum President Ten years ago, Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. It’s considered one of the deadliest hurricanes and most destructive natural disasters in U.S.
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We?ve Got Work To Do
By Terri Lee Freeman Museum President On Saturday, August 15, 2015 the fight for freedom lost a soldier: Julian Bond. The life of Julian Bond is a message to young and old alike. As a college student, Julian Bond took…
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Confederate Manifesto: Southern Heritage or Southern Injustice
by Ryan M. Jones, Museum Educator In the recent weeks across the nation, the tension and controversy surrounding the flag of the Confederate States of America have hit its boiling point.
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Moving!
By Terri Lee Freeman, Museum President Last week, the Museum had the opportunity to play a small role in the home going service for our last living founder, D’Army Bailey. On Friday, July 17, five days following his…
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Who was Elbert Williams?
By Jim Emison Jim Emison is an author and retired courtroom lawyer who has spent three and a half years investigating Elbert Williams’s murder and is writing a book, Elbert Williams: First to Die.