Landmarks – US Civil Rights Trail

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Courthouses & State Buildings

5th Circuit Court of Appeals

New Orleans, Louisiana

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Alabama State Capitol

Montgomery, Alabama

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Elbert P. Tuttle United States Court of Appeals Building

Atlanta, Georgia

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Frank M. Johnson Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse

Montgomery, Alabama

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Louisiana State Capitol

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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Louisiana’s Old State Capitol

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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Old Courthouse

St. Louis, Missouri

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Old Courthouse Museum

Monroeville, Alabama

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South Carolina State House

Columbia, South Carolina

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Supreme Court of the United States

Washington, DC, DC

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Tallahatchie County Courthouse

Sumner, Mississippi

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Churches

16th Street Baptist Church

Birmingham, Alabama

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Bethel Baptist Church

Birmingham, Alabama

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Brown Chapel AME Church

Selma, Alabama

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Butler Chapel AME Zion Church

Tuskegee, Alabama

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Clark Memorial United Methodist Church

Nashville, Tennessee

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Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church

Montgomery, Alabama

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Dexter Parsonage Museum

Montgomery, Alabama

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Ebenezer Baptist Church

Atlanta, Georgia

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First Baptist Church on Ripley Street

Montgomery, Alabama

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Historic Liberty Hill AME Church

Summerton, South Carolina

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Holt Street Baptist Church Museum

Montgomery, Alabama

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Mason Temple Church of God in Christ

Memphis, Tennessee

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Mother Emanuel AME Church

Charleston, South Carolina

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New Zion Baptist Church

New Orleans, Louisiana

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Shiloh Baptist Church

Albany, Georgia

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Springfield Baptist Church

Greenville, South Carolina

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Museums & Libraries

Albany Civil Rights Movement Museum at Old Mount Zion

Albany, Georgia

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APEX Museum

Atlanta, Georgia

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Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

Birmingham, Alabama

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Canton Freedom House Civil Rights Museum

Canton, Mississippi

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Civil Rights Memorial Center

Montgomery, Alabama

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Civil Rights Room at the Nashville Public Library

Nashville, Tennessee

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Clinton Presidential Center

Little Rock, Arkansas

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Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History

Danville, Virginia

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Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum & Boyhood Home

Abilene, Kansas

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Emmett Till Historic Intrepid Center

Glendora, Mississippi

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Emmett Till Interpretive Center

Sumner, Mississippi

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F.W. Woolworth’s Building; International Civil Rights Center & Museum

Greensboro, North Carolina

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Freedom Rides Museum

Montgomery, Alabama

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Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum

Independence, Missouri

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Harry T. & Harriette V. Moore Memorial Park & Museum

Mims, Florida

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Hayti Heritage Center

Durham, North Carolina

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International African American Museum

Charleston, South Carolina

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Jackie Robinson Training Complex

Vero Beach, Florida

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Lowndes Interpretive Center

Selma, Alabama

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Madame C.J. Walker Museum & WERDStudio

Atlanta, Georgia

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Medgar Evers Home Museum

Jackson, Mississippi

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Mississippi Civil Rights Museum

Jackson, Mississippi

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Mosaic Templars Cultural Center

Little Rock, Arkansas

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Muhammad Ali Center

Louisville, Kentucky

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National Center for Civil and Human Rights

Atlanta, Georgia

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National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel

Memphis, Tennessee

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National Museum of African American History and Culture

Washington, DC, DC

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National Museum of African American Music

Nashville, Tennessee

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National Voting Rights Museum and Institute

Selma, Alabama

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Negro Leagues Baseball Museum

Kansas City, Missouri

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Penn Center (formerly Penn School)

St. Helena Island, South Carolina

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Robert Russa Moton High School and Robert Russa Moton Museum

Farmville, Virginia

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Rosa Parks Museum

Montgomery, Alabama

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Selma Interpretive Center

Selma, Alabama

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Stax Museum of American Soul Music

Memphis, Tennessee

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The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum

Atlanta, Georgia

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The Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration

Montgomery, Alabama

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The Scottsboro Boys Museum

Scottsboro, Alabama

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Tuskegee History Center

Tuskegee, Alabama

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Withers Collection Museum & Gallery

Memphis, Tennessee

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Birthplaces, Homes & Statues

Alice Allison Dunnigan Statue at the SEEK Museum

Russellville, Kentucky

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Benjamin E. Mays House Museum

Greenwood, South Carolina

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Clinton 12 Statue at Green McAdoo Cultural Center

Clinton, Tennessee

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Daisy Bates House

Little Rock, Arkansas

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Elizabeth Harden Gilmore House

Charleston, West Virginia

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Fannie Lou Hamer Memorial Statue

Ruleville, Mississippi

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Martin Luther King Jr. Birth Home

Atlanta, Georgia

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Memphis Tennessee Garrison House

Huntington, West Virginia

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Modjeska Monteith Simkins House

Columbia, South Carolina

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Robert "Bob" Hicks House

Bogalusa, Louisiana

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Whitney M. Young Jr. Birthplace

Simpsonville, Kentucky

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Schools & Universities

Dorchester Academy Boys’ Dormitory

Midway, Georgia

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Estey Hall at Shaw University

Raleigh, North Carolina

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Fisk University

Nashville, Tennessee

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Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

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Griggs Hall at American Baptist College

Nashville, Tennessee

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Howard High School of Technology

Wilmington, Delaware

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Howard University: Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel, Frederick Douglass Memorial Hall, Founders Library

Washington, DC, D.C

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John Philip Sousa Middle School

Washington, DC, D.C

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Lincoln Hall (Berea College)

Berea, Kentucky

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Lyceum – The Circle Historic District, University of Mississippi

Oxford, Mississippi

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McDonogh 19 Elementary School

New Orleans, Louisiana

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Southern University and A&M College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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Tougaloo College

Jackson, Mississippi

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Tuskegee University

Tuskegee, Alabama

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William Frantz Elementary School

New Orleans, Louisiana

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National Historic Sites & Monuments

Bogalusa to Baton Rouge March Marker

Bogalusa, Louisiana

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Bryant’s Grocery & Meat Market

Money, Mississippi

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Dooky Chase’s Restaurant

New Orleans, Louisiana

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Edmund Pettus Bridge

Selma, Alabama

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February One Monument

Greensboro, North Carolina

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Freedom Riders National Monument

Anniston, Alabama

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Gideon v. Wainwright Historical Marker at the Bay County Courthouse

Panama City, Florida

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Lincoln Memorial

Washington, DC, DC

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Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site

Little Rock, Arkansas

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Little Rock Nine Memorial at the State Capitol

Little Rock, Arkansas

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Louisiana Military Maneuvers Museum/Camp Beauregard

Alexandria-Pineville, Louisiana

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Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial

Washington, DC, Washington, D.C.

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Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site

Washington, DC, DC

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McCory’s Civil Rights Sit-Ins – The Friendship Nine

Rock Hill, South Carolina

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Neshoba County Historic Sites

Philadelphia, Mississippi

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Orangeburg Massacre

Orangeburg, South Carolina

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Pillars of Progress Memorial at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Lafayette, Louisiana

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S.H. Kress Department Store

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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St. Augustine Beach Hotel & Beachfront

St. Augustine, Florida

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The National Memorial for Peace and Justice

Montgomery, Alabama

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Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site

Tuskegee, Alabama

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Virginia Civil Rights Memorial

Richmond, Virginia

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WDIA Radio Station

Memphis, Tennessee

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Woolworth Theatre

Nashville, Tennessee

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Trails, Parks & Plazas

Arkansas Civil Rights Heritage Trail

Little Rock, Arkansas

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Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park

Topeka, Kansas

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Clayborn Temple & I AM A MAN Plaza

Memphis, Tennessee

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Davidson County Courthouse and Witness Walls

Nashville, Tennessee

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Gardens

Raleigh, North Carolina

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Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

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Kelly Ingram Park

Birmingham, Alabama

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Louisville Downtown Civil Rights Trail

Louisville, Kentucky

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Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park

Atlanta, Georgia

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Mississippi Freedom Trail

Jackson, Mississippi

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Newtown African American Heritage Trail

Sarasota, Florida

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Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail

Selma, Alabama

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The City of Fredericksburg’s Civil Rights Trail

Fredericksburg, Virginia

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Districts, Streets & Neighborhoods

Beale Street Historic District

Memphis, Tennessee

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Canal Street

New Orleans, Louisiana

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City of St. Jude

Montgomery, Alabama

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National Historic Preservation District

St. Augustine, Florida

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Tremé Neighborhood

New Orleans, Louisiana

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