Enslaved people took refuge at pioneering hotel on NC Outer Banks. But perils awaited
A major flash point came when Union soldiers entered Hotel De Afrique and “attacked the defenseless occupants with knives and ...
National Civil Rights Museum selected to join Bloomberg Philanthropies Digital Accelerator Program
Museum among 200 nonprofits in U.S. and U.K. chosen to improve digital instructureMemphis, TN, Feb. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) ...
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The Most Meaningful Museums to Visit During Black History Month
The National Museum of African American History and Culture is the world’s largest museum dedicated to African-American history and culture. It’s one of the most visited museums in the United States, ...
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Former Woolworth building, site of sit-ins, named National Historic Landmark
GREENSBORO — The building where four N.C. A&T freshmen were refused service at the once whites-only lunch counter downtown has been designated a National ... Civil Rights Center and Museum ...
These African American Museums Are Gems Filled With Black History
Celebrating Black history by visiting one of these seven Black museums is one the Blackest things you could do for Black ...
10 places to stop on a scenic road trip to Super Bowl LIX
With nearly 13 hours of driving, 900 miles of roads, and the anticipation of Super Bowl LIX ahead, the drive to Super Bowl ...
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National Civil Rights Museum Adds Bayard Rustin Exhibit
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated as he stood on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, TN. Now the home of ...
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Bayard Rustin Exhibit to Open in March at National Civil Rights Museum
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated as he stood on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, TN. Now the home of ...
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International Civil Rights Center and Museum in Greensboro recognized as historic landmark
The pivotal landmark where it happened is receiving national recognition. The International Civil Rights Center and Museum, formerly the F.W. Woolworth’s store in Greensboro, has officially been ...
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NC A&T Honors A Civil Rights Legacy: Celebrating the 65th Anniversary of the Woolworth Sit-Ins
TODAY, GREENSBORO IS MARKING THE 65TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIT INS THAT SPARKED A NATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT. ON FEBRUARY 1ST, 1964, NORTH CAROLINA A AND T STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS SAT AT THE ...
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International Civil Rights Museum in Greensboro preserves history of Greensboro Four 65 years later
THE FORMER WOOLWORTH BUILDING IN GREENSBORO RECENTLY BECAME A HISTORIC NATIONAL LANDMARK. IT IS NOW HOME TO THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM. OUR ERIN BURNETT SPOKE WITH THE MUSEUM’S CEO ...
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National Civil Rights Museum hosts virtual book talk with award-winning historian Crystal R. Sanders during Black History Month
About the National Civil Rights Museum The NATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM, located at the historic Lorraine Motel where civil ... Civil Rights Movement from slavery to the present.