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National Center’s Mission
The Mission of the Alabama State University Center for the Study of Civil Rights and African-American Culture is two-fold: to serve as a clearinghouse for information concerning Montgomery, Alabama's pivotal role in the shaping and development of the modern civil rights movement...
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National Center’s Vision
In August of 1997, then Alabama State University president Dr. William H. Harris assembled selected staff, faculty, and administrators to determine the feasibility of creating a center for civil rights research. Out of that meeting, Dr. Janice Franklin was selected to serve as project director...
Upcoming and Current Programs
Feb 7 - May 31, 2010
Reflections of a Movement
Images by the National Alliance of Artists from historically black colleges and universities.
Opening Reception: February 7, 2010 at 3:00pm to 5:00pm
Exhibition Dates: February 7 to May 31, 2010 (Excluding Holidays)
Cultural Spotlights
- Debate rages over burials at Lincoln Cemetery
- Theodore Cross Dies at 86, a Champion of Civil Rights
- Paterson Scandal Scars a Piece of Harlem History
- MLK documents: A national treasure unearthed
- Complaint cites health threats at Alabama dump taking TVA's spilled coal ash
- American Speedskater Shani Davis Belongs to the World