THE CENTER'S FOCUS IS TO . . .
Document and preserve memorabilia of the civil rights period, local black history of Montgomery and the history of Alabama State University;
Pass the knowledge of that culture and heritage to students;
Protect and catalog valuable resources housed in its collections that distinguish the university as a research center in civil rights;
Build an oral history collection of the civil rights movement;
Acquire future notable collections to house at the university; and
Network with other local archival projects, including the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail, projects of the Alabama Department of Archives and History, and other Centers.
