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About the Center for Civil Rights

  • Learn more about the center's mission, focus, and our vision.

  • The Center for Civil Rights Museum

  • The National Center for the Study of Civil Rights continues to serve as a gathering place for guest lectures, events for all ages, and unique opportunities to view the Center’s vast art collection.
  • History of the Center

  • The history of the National Center for the Study of Civil Rights and African-American Culture beginning with its origins in 1997.
  • Plan Your Visit

  •     Tours and Presentations
        National Center Sites Map
        Self-Guided Walking Tours
        Cultural District Walking Tours
  • Support the Center

  • The center is pleased to accept financial contributions and donations of material items to support its mission of chronicling African-American history and culture.
  • Black Film Festival Program

  • Celebrating the history and culture of African Americans through film.
  • The Robert and Jean Graetz Symposium on Human Rights and Reconciliation

  • Working towards reconciliation while examining factors that divide ethnic groups.
  • The E.D. Nixon Institute for Research and Cultural Enrichment

  • Named in memory of the “Father of the modern Civil Rights Movement,” Dr. Edgar Daniel Nixon.
  • The Ralph D. Abernathy Civil Rights Leaders Lecture Series

  • Honoring the activists who contributed to the success of the modern civil rights movement.
  • Center for Civil Rights

  • Exhibits that include artwork currently on display documenting Blacks’ struggle for the right to vote from the post-Civil War to 2000.
  • Bama State Collegians

  • Honoring a long list of talented Jazz musicians that attended Alabama State University (ASU), where they showcased their skills at the local, state, and national stage.
  • MIC

  • The Montgomery Interpretice Center which highlights the Montgomery phase of the Selma-to-Montgomery voting rights crusade.
  • Traveling Exhibits

  • Panel exhibits showcased at Levi Watkins Learning Center.
  • Special Collections

  • An array of resources related to African-American history and culture including journals, magazines, microfiche, microfilm, and ASU yearbooks and theses.
  • ASU Archives

  • Materials related to ASU, its administration, faculty, staff, students, alumni, and other stakeholders.
  • Historical Sites Destination Map

  • The African-American historic sites in Montgomery hold an unparalleled place in the nation’s civil rights history, with locations relevant to the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the Freedom Rides, the student protest movement, and the Selma to Montgomery March.
  • About the Patrons

  • The Patrons of the National Center is a support and advocacy group for the Center for Civil Rights.
  • Introduction of the Executive Committee

  • Executive Committee and Steering Committee representatives of the Patrons of the National Center, guiding its mission through leadership, coordination, and support.
  • For Members

  • Join the Patrons and help preserve the legacy of civil rights and African-American culture in Montgomery and Alabama.
  • The Montgomery Bus Boycott: Creating a New Vision of America

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    Abernathy Lecture Series

    The Montgomery Bus Boycott: Creating a New Vision of America

    This lecture commemorates the 58th anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott through reflection on the movement’s lasting impact on American democracy and civil rights. Featuring civil rights strategist and nonviolence advocate Rev. James Lawson, the program highlights the philosophy, strategy, and leadership that shaped the boycott and inspired future generations of activists.
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