Civil Rights Memorial<\/h2>\n
Maya Lin, who also designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C., created this beautiful memorial that stands in an open plaza in downtown Montgomery,\u00a0Alabama. It\u00a0was\u00a0made to\u00a0commemorate the 41 individuals who died in the struggle to end segregation.<\/p>\n
Freedom Rides Museum<\/h2>\n
The Freedom Rides Museum<\/a> is set in the Greyhound bus station in downtown Montgomery, Alabama, where young integrated activists traveled together in 1961 on regularly scheduled buses from Washington D.C. to New Orleans in defiance of segregation laws.<\/p>\n This iconic national monument honors the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, who was president during the Civil War and who was one of the most important figures in abolishing slavery. The Lincoln Memorial<\/a> is also famous for being location where MLK gave his famous \u201cI Have a Dream\u201d speech.<\/p>\n The location of the former Woolworth\u2019s in Greensboro, North Carolina, was the site of the 1960 anti-segregation sit-ins — a major catalyst of the Civil Rights Movement. The International Civil Rights Center & Museum is now housed there, a prominent center that showcases the international struggle for civil and human rights.<\/p>\n Based in Atlanta, Georgia, this is a nonprofit cultural institution focused on keeping the memory and the message of MLK alive.\u00a0While you’re there, make sure to see Dr. and Mrs. King\u2019s crypt, the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site (King\u2019s birth home), and the Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church (where King was co-pastor with his father for a year).<\/p>\n The 30-foot-tall granite statue,\u00a0 located in Washington D.C.\u2019s West Potomac Park, was created by sculptor Lie Yixin, and was inspired by the line \u201cout of a mountain of despair, a stone of hope\u201d from King\u2019s\u00a0 \u201cI Have a Dream\u201d speech.<\/p>\n You may also like: How Well Do You Know Martin Luther King Jr. Day Facts? Let’s Find Out!<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Part of the Smithsonian Institution, the National Museum of African American History and Culture<\/a> opened to the public in 2016. Located on the National Mall in Washington D.C., it’s the only national museum \u201cdevoted exclusively to the documentation of African-American life, history, and culture.\u201d<\/p>\n Recognized as a National Historic Site for the role it played in the desegregation of public schools in America, this little high school\u00a0saw many an unpleasant altercation back in 1957, when nine African American students bravely chose to attend the formerly white-only school.<\/p>\n [Above image \u201cNational Civil Rights Museum – The Lorraine Motel – Room 306 – Memphis TN<\/a>\u201d by Carl Wycoff<\/a> on Flickr \u2014 licensed under CC BY 2.0<\/a>]<\/p><\/div>Set in downtown Memphis, Tennessee, at the Lorraine Hotel, the site of MLK\u2019s 1968 assassination, the National Civil Rights Museum<\/a>\u00a0documents King\u2019s death while highlighting his achievements as well as those of the Civil Rights Movement with poignant and stirring exhibits.<\/p>\n Located in Selma, Alabama (at the foot of Edmund Pettus Bridge), the National Voting Rights Museum opened in 1993 and pays tribute to the history and legacy of the activists who participated in the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches and the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, as well as the Women\u2019s Suffrage movement.<\/p>\n This 106-year-old church<\/a> in Birmingham\u2019s Civil Rights District was the first black church to organize in the city and served as headquarters for civil rights activists during the 50s and 60s. On September 15, 1963, the Ku Klux Klan bombed the church, killing 4 young girls and injuring more than 20 others. This horrible crime only galvanized the movement and made clear the urgency to pass legislation against discrimination. Didn’t know about it? Maybe it’s time to score some cheap domestic flights<\/a> to discover this key, historic location by yourself!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Even though the\u00a0pivotal events that kick-started the fight for equality and social justice in America happened predominantly in the South, there were important events that took place in some very significant places all across the country. There were crucial meeting places for the movement, pedestals for inspiring speeches and sermons, and battlegrounds for non-violent protest. 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<\/p>\nInternational Civil Rights Center & Museum<\/h2>\n
Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change<\/h2>\n
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nNational Museum of African American History and Culture<\/h2>\n
Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site<\/h2>\n
National Civil Rights Museum<\/h2>\n
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<\/a>National Voting Rights Museum<\/h2>\n
Sixteenth Street Baptist Church<\/h2>\n