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Insider guide to the Smithsonian’s African American museum: app, cafe, tickets and more

The museum is open daily, except Dec. 25. Free timed-entry passes are required for entry. From the moment it opened in 2016, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture has been one of the city’s top draws and one of the world’s top African American museums. For years, it required a reservation, and […]

Things to do in the Atlanta airport: civil rights exhibits: protests, MLK, and the city’s best John Lewis tribute

Airport honors Martin Luther King Jr., and John Lewis In the South, there’s a popular saying: Whether you’re going to heaven or hell, you’re going through Atlanta. Indeed, as the world’s busiest passenger airport, it’s hard to avoid Hartsfield-Jackson International (ATL). But here’s something most people don’t know about the hub, it’s also a place […]

Where to go

A traveler can find traces of civil rights history across the country, from Hawaii to Maine. But the key battles of the Civil Rights Movement were fought in the Deep South, and it’s where you can find historic sites and moving monuments. We’ll show you how to visit and experience these important places, including:

Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge, site of Bloody Sunday

The “lynching memorial” in Montgomery, Alabama

The 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, where four girls died in a Sunday school bombing

The Lorraine Motel, where King was assassinated in Memphis

Central High School, where the Little Rock Nine students faced angry mobs in Arkansas

The Woolworth’s counter where students stage a sit-in in Greensboro, North Carolina

Martin Luther King Jr.’s birth home and grave in Atlanta

Who we are

Civil Rights Travel is an online guidebook designed to plan a journey into the history of the civil rights movement.

This website offers detailed city tours, videos and much more, telling the stories of heroes who confronted racism and injustice, and changed the world.

You’ll find multiple itineraries, and suggestions for making the most of your travels, providing great restaurant and hotel tips, and cool things to see along the way.

It was created by veteran journalist Larry Bleiberg, an award-winning travel editor and writer, who has published in the top newspapers, magazines and websites in the world.