Historical Feature
By Terri Lee Freeman, President of National Civil Rights Museum I posed the question just last week, “Ferguson, Missouri…What’s Next?” Little did I know, that the ‘what’s next’ would be yet another grand jury finding no…
Historical Feature
The grand jury decision has shocked some, dismayed others, and confirmed what many believe, justice for young African American men is applied haphazardly at best. But the more concerning questions for me loom around…
Historical Feature
by Ryan M. Jones November 21, 2014 On March 28, 1997, Dexter King, the youngest son of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. walked inside of a Tennessee Penitentiary to meet the man who has been convicted as his father’s…
Historical Feature
Terri Lee Freeman, Museum President November 4, 2014 It is a privilege and honor to be the new President of the National Civil Rights Museum. And what better time to introduce myself than Election Day 2014.
Program Write-up
Memphis, TN (October 29, 2014). Today the National Civil Rights Museum announced that Tom Brokaw is being honored with a Lifetime Achievement Freedom Award. He joins Frank Robinson, also a 2014 Lifetime Achievement…
Statement / Announcement
Memphis, TN (September 30, 2014). The National Civil Rights Museum announced recipients of The Freedom Award whose work has impacted freedom, equality and access in the U.S and globally.
Program Write-up
Back to News New Lobby The original 7,000 lb. bronze signature statue, Movement to Overcome, has been returned to the museum, prominently positioned in the new lobby in front of the new grand staircase.
Historical Feature
Educational attainment and economic development are intricately linked. A person’s wages over their lifetime can be predicted by earning a high school diploma or college degree. And, the collective impact of the…
Program Write-up
By Allan Golston The National Civil Rights Museum is housed on the site of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn., where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is a proud…
Historical Feature
by: Leonard James III From pre-school to graduate school, millions of America’s youth have entered a new school year where the next generation of educators, scientists, broadcasters, financial experts, entrepreneurs and…
Historical Feature
Students who miss 10 percent of their school days (approximately 18 days a year) are at severe risk of dropping out or failing to graduate on time. Chronic absenteeism in our schools goes largely unnoticed and unmeasured…
Historical Feature
By Dr. Russ Wigginton Dr Russ Wigginton On April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. If you ask the typical 13-year-old if they know this fact, most would probably…