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The #GreenBook isn't just history. The author of the great new book "Overground Railroad" guides us to sites still open to travelers bit.ly/2MVxO3G Experience Charlottesville VisitMiami VISIT DENVERNYC: The Official GuideVisit Music City Visit KC Visit New Orleans Crater Lake National Park Discover LA ArizonaTravel Visit New Orleans Travel Oregon
10 Green Book sites you can still visit
Candacy Taylor, author of "Overground Railroad," shares some notable Green Book sites with Larry Bleiberg for USA TODAY.
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For every Civil Rights Traveler, Selma's a must-visit, but visitors often struggle to find a room here, let alone a good room. But there's good news: the historic St. James Hotel overlooking the Edmund #Pettus Bridge, has reopened under Hilton management and after a $5 million renovation bit.ly/3jdeoDl #CivilRights #BlackHistoryMonth
Historic St. James Hotel reopens in Selma
The St. James Hotel resumed business this week as part of the Hilton chain. The focal point of downtown Selma, overlooking the Alabama River, reopened
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A new monument honors the 4,000 enslaved laborers who literally moved the earth, carved the stone and laid the bricks to build the University of Virginia, and later worked there. The recently completed $7 million Memorial to Enslaved Laborers is winning national attention for its innovative and moving design, which
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From John Lewis to Lucille Bridges, the nation lost heroes of the civil rights movement in 2020.
But a new generation of leaders have taken their place. This article honors the ones we lost, and looks to the future.
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Following in the Footsteps of Martin Luther King Jr.
New civil rights leaders are following in the footsteps of Martin Luther King, Jr. Here are eight of the leaders that are following his path today.
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By next year Boston Common, the oldest park in the nation, will house a monument dedicated to Martin Luther King and his wife, Coretta Scott King. The two met while students in Boston: The Georgia native earned a doctorate in theology from Boston University and was assistant minister at the
What to know about the Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King memorial set for Boston Common
What to know about the Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King memorial set for Boston Common This artist's rendering provided by MASS Design Group illustrates the proposed monument. –Hank Willis Thomas / MASS Design Group via AP SHARE TWEET COMMENTS By PHILIP MARCELO, AP January 15, 2021 BO...
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Even getting the day took more than a decade of struggle.
The 15 Year Battle for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Despite the national fervor inspired by his death it took 15 years of persistence by civil rights activists a holiday created in remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to be approved by the federal government and an additional 17 years for it to be recognized in all 50 states.
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Efforts to save the Atlanta office where #MartinLutherKing planned crucial moments of the civil rights movement are hitting roadblocks thanks to a political stalemate. But things may change with a new administration. Visitors now can only see the Prince Hall Masonic Lodge in Sweet Auburn from the street. It once
Efforts to restore Martin Luther King's office have stalled
The site of the old Southern Christian Leadership Conference office needs renovation.
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The integration of the University of Alabama became international news in 1963 when Gov. George Wallace made his infamous "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door." But much less attention was paid a year later when cross-state rival Auburn University accepted its first black student 57 years ago today. Still, Harold Franklin
Harold Franklin became Auburn University’s first Black student on this day in 1964
Franklin became the University's first Black student on Jan. 4, 1964.
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Resolve this year to take a civil rights tour, experiencing historic sites in Selma, Montgomery, Birmingham and beyond. We've compiled the only known directory listing the many companies, groups and associations offering civil rights trips. New this year are tours from Smithsonian Journeys & New York Times Journeys. Other companies
Civil Rights Tour of the South
It's easy to visit most sites on your own, but there are reasons to take an educational civil rights tour of the South.
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The home of slain Mississippi civil rights leader Medgar Evers was just named a national monument, becoming the 423rd unit of the National Park System. The ranch-style house in Jackson where Evers was gunned down is currently closed, but plans call for it to open to the public soon. bit.ly/3njQJSI
Home of civil rights icon Evers named as a national monument
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The historic home of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers is now a national monument, the U.S. interior secretary and members of Mississippi’s congressional delegation...