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June 05, 2024 12:19 ET | Source: National Civil Rights Museum

National Civil Rights Museum celebrates Juneteenth with free admission and a focus on health equity

Memphis, TN, June 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Civil Rights Museum is celebrating the Juneteenth holiday on June 19 as a Community Day with free museum admission and a focus on health...
June 07, 2022 09:00 ET | Source: National Civil Rights Museum

‘WE THE PEOPLE’ IS THE FOCUS OF A NATIONAL NETWORK OF BLACK MUSEUMS IN ITS THIRD JUNETEENTH PRESENTATION

Memphis, TN, June 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On June 19, the National Civil Rights Museum will virtually join ten leading Black museums and historical institutions from coast to coast for...
June 07, 2021 15:42 ET | Source: National Civil Rights Museum

NATIONAL NETWORK OF BLACK MUSEUMS TO RELEASE THEIR SECOND VIRTUAL JUNETEENTH: LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING

Memphis, TN, June 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On June 18 at 11:00AM CDT, the National Civil Rights Museum will virtually join nine leading Black museums and historical institutions from coast to...
February 12, 2013 08:43 ET | Source: Gettysburg College

Emancipation a Central Goal of Civil War, Says 2013 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize-Winning Book

GETTYSBURG, Pa., Feb. 12, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The 2013 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize will go to James Oakes of the Graduate Center, City University of New York, for "Freedom National: The...