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    July 19, 2023 ― METROPOLITAN AIRPORT NEWS

    Civil Rights Trail Market wins Best News & Gift Concept Award for 2023

    The U.S. Civil Rights Trail Market in Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport gives travelers a unique opportunity to learn about the heroes of the movement as well as Birmingham’s particularly important role.

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    February 8, 2023 ― WASHINGTON POST

    For history and tourist dollars, the South turns to ‘civil rights trails’

    Hundreds of such stories are being unearthed and highlighted across the South in what amounts to a second stage of the civil rights movement — an effort to save places before they disappear and pay tribute to events before key individuals are gone.

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    April 29, 2022 ― TORONTO STAR

    In Alabama, I find a trail of tragedy and triumph

    More than 40 sites are listed on the Alabama Civil Rights Trail, which has gained significant attention mainly within the past decade.

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    February 20, 2022 ― TRAVEL + LEISURE

    4 Small Towns to Visit Along the U.S. Civil Rights Trail

    Stretching across 15 states and the District of Columbia, the Civil Rights Trail tells the story of this decades-long movement for equality through museums, historical markers, and more. Here are a few of the lesser-known but particularly noteworthy small towns along the Civil Rights Trail.

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    February 1, 2022 ― WSLS 10

    “Danville museum becomes third Virginia site added to U.S. Civil Rights Trail”

    All of these exhibitions highlight the complex stories and events that occurred during the 1950s and 1960s in Danville at the height of the civil rights movement.

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    February 3, 2022 ― TRAVEL + LEISURE

    “These 2 Music Museums have just been added to the U.S. Civil Rights Trail ­– How to visit”

    National Museum of African American Music opened last year, while The Stax Museum of American Soul Music, sits on the original site of Stax Records studio, paying tribute to the artists who recorded there.

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    February 7, 2022 ― LONELY PLANET

    “Essential US Civil Rights sites in the South to visit”

    The fight for Civil Rights in the US was not one of contained narrative, but a series of episodes, the latest of which is still unfolding to this day. The locations of some of its most important battles, from the beautiful (marchers hand in hand in Selma, Alabama) to the nightmarish (those same marchers set on by police dogs) are writ into Southern soil and soul.

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    February 11, 2022 ― STYLE BLUEPRINT

    “Your Guide to the U.S. Civil Rights Trail”

    The U.S. Civil Rights Trail stretches across 15 states and includes over 120 historical sites and monuments. We’re highlighting some of the trail’s high-tech features and must-visit landmarks.

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    September 10, 2021 ― WXII GREENSBORO

    “Greensboro: Civil Rights Center and Museum works with author to launch Civil Rights Trail experience”

    “Greensboro is known as one of the places where the Civil Rights Movement started. Now, you can experience history in a new way at the International Civil Rights Center and Museum in Greenboro, thanks to Alabama Tourism Director and author Lee Sentell.”

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    September 9, 2021 ― WFDD GREENSBORO

    “Augmented Reality Enhances Civil Rights Book”

    “The author of a book on notable U.S. civil rights locations was in Greensboro this week unveiling what’s called an ‘augmented reality component.’ The technology allows pictures, news clippings, and videos to come to life on your phone.”

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    August 18, 2021 ― MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER

    “Sentell’s new book follows the Civil Rights Trail’s path through troubles and triumph”

    “The path to civil rights was long and winding, bold and bloody, and in many ways continues as the nation struggles with today’s version of racial justice.”

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    August 9, 2021 ― TALK OF ALABAMA

    “Talk of Alabama | Local Author – ‘The Official U.S. Civil Rights Trail’ | 8.9”

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    August 2, 2021 ― KANSAS REFLECTOR

    “Southern cities epicenter of civil rights history, flanked by Topeka and D.C.”

    “The roadmap of America’s struggle for civil rights runs through southern hotspots of Selma, Memphis, Jackson, Little Rock, Montgomery, Greensboro and Birmingham while extending to the western outpost of Topeka and northern crossroads of Washington, D.C.”

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    July 30, 2021 ― TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL

    “Civil rights trail runs through Topeka. This new book serves as a guide to those visiting those important sites.”

    “Brown v. Board and Topeka are listed and detailed in ‘The Official U.S. Civil Rights Trail: What Happened Here Changed the World,’ a book authored by Lee Sentell, Alabama’s tourism director. The book shares history about the cities, states and landmarks that played a role in the civil rights movement.”

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    July 27, 2021 ― ALABAMA NEWSCENTER

    “U.S. Civil Rights Trail companion book a showcase for Alabama history”

    “You can’t tell the history of the South without talking about the Civil War, the Confederacy and the civil rights movement,’ Sentell said in a recent interview with Alabama NewsCenter.”

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    July 17, 2021 ― FROMMER’S

    “Stirring Images of the U.S. Civil Rights Trail from Its Official Companion Book”

    “Stretching across 14 states, the U.S. Civil Rights Trail connects more than 100 churches, schools, courthouses, homes, museums, and memorials that have played a role in the struggle of Black Americans to achieve fundamental freedoms.”

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    June 23, 2021 ― ASSOCIATED PRESS

    “Civil rights trail book aims to make history easy to digest”

    “By highlighting cities that played host to significant events during the civil rights movement, a new book aims to make that complex history easier to understand and pass its legacy on to younger generations.”

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    June 23, 2021 ― AL.COM AND ASSOCIATED PRESS

    “Alabama Tourism Department director Lee Sentell pens book on civil rights trail”

    “The Official United States Civil Rights Trail’ companion book includes a timeline of events from 1954 through 1969 and a list of more than 120 civil rights landmarks as well as featuring 14 cities where people can visit sites that help bring the history to life.”

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    June 23, 2021 ― WABE - NPR AFFILIATE

    “‘Footprints’ Of History: New Civil Rights Trail Book Prominently Features Atlanta Sites”

    “Lee Sentell says the idea for ‘The Official United States Civil Rights Trail’ came from a conversation he had years ago with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter Bernice.”

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    June 22, 2021 ― ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

    “New book lists major Southern sites from the civil rights movement”

    “The book serves as companion to the U.S. Civil Rights Trail website, and includes more than 120 destinations across 14 states, including nearly a dozen in Georgia such as historic Ebenezer Baptist Church and the Apex Museum.”

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    November 7, 2017 ― CONDÉ NAST TRAVELER

    “The New U.S. Civil Rights Trail has more than 100 stops throughout the South”

    Thanks to the debut of the country’s first official Civil Rights Trail, you’ll soon be able to walk in the footsteps of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and a number of other social justice heroes.

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