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Memphis,TN, Dec. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Civil Rights Museum has opened a new exhibition, Lest We Forget… Images of the Black Civil Rights Movement, on display until May 6, 2024....

Memphis, TN, Dec. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On January 15, in honor of the national holiday, the National Civil Rights Museum will host a daylong celebration dedicated to the legacy of Dr. Martin...

Memphis, TN, Nov. 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- “Give us the ballot, and we will place judges on the benches of the South who will do justly and love mercy.” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,“Give...

Memphis, TN, Oct. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Civil Rights Museum’s Freedom Award honored Stacey Abrams, Kerry Kennedy, and Dr. Clayborne Carson last night before an audience of 1,500...

Memphis, TN, Oct. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Civil Rights Museum brings the star-studded Freedom Award Red Carpet experience to the nation via live stream. The Red Carpet, which...

Memphis, TN, Sept. 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rev. Wheeler Parker, Jr., the first cousin of Emmett Till and last surviving witness to his abduction, will be featured at the National Civil Rights...

Memphis, TN, Sept. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The traveling exhibition Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley: Let the World See will open at the National Civil Rights Museum on October 7. Because...

Memphis, TN, Sept. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rev. Wheeler Parker, Jr., the first cousin of Emmett Till and last surviving witness to his abduction, will be featured at the National Civil Rights...

Memphis, TN, Sept. 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Civil Rights Museum brings survivor-turned-civil rights activist, Sarah Collins Rudolph, to speak on her book, The 5th Little Girl: Soul...

Memphis, TN, Aug. 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Civil Rights Museum’s Freedom Award Student Forum is a celebration for and by young trailblazers. This year’s hybrid program kicks off the...