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Louisiana has inaugurated its Civil Rights Trail with a marker at New Orleans’ famed Dooky Chase's Restaurant. Louisiana, which had been the only Southern state without a civil rights trail, will honor 15 spots across the state, with more planned. bit.ly/3xMpbv9
A Story of Pride. A Story of Courage. Louisiana Civil Rights.
Civil Rights activists of the ‘50s and ‘60s inherited a legacy of courage and resilience passed on through the generations. On the Louisiana Civil Rights Trail, discover the real-life heroes who strategized, organized, preached, marched, boycotted, stood up, sat down, and sang for change. Real p...
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Another cool story from Greensboro ... wapo.st/2QXdl0n
Mac McCain, grandson of a civil rights icon, wants to take his family legacy to the NFL
Mac McCain, the grandson of sit-in movement pioneer Franklin McCain, is making the leap to the NFL as he continues his family’s legacy of helping others.
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Vice President Kamala Harris takes a detour to see where the Greensboro Four made history
Harris, the first female Black vice president, took a moment to sit at a section of the original Woolworth’s counter.
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An historic flight simulator used by the Tuskegee Airmen has been restored to a “like new” condition and appearance.
The simulator was a vital piece of training equipment used by the Tuskegee Airmen at Moton Field in Alabama.
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In the '50s and early '60s, Birmingham, AL’s Dynamite Hill was the center of racist violence as Black-owned homes and business were bombed and attacked. A new walking tour, offered April 10, 11, and May 8, 9 by the Vulcan Park and Museum visits this historic neighborhood, once home to
Upcoming Tours | Vulcan Park & Museum: Birmingham, AL
Due to Covid- 19, we are asking that all participants wear masks the entire time. We have reduced the number of attendees. The tour guide will be the only person not wearing a mask and will have a microphone to project sound. Our priority will always be the health and safety of our visitors, staff a...
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North Carolina's Civil Rights Trail recognizes three new sites, with markers to go up this summer. Now these sites of bravery and struggle from more than a half-century ago will not be forgotten. * The February 1960 sit-ins in uptown Shelby, North Carolina that were led by local high school
N.C. Civil Rights Trail Announces Three New Markers | William G. Pomeroy Foundation
The North Carolina Civil Rights Trail has announced that three historic markers funded by the William G. Pomeroy Foundation® are being added to the trail.
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An historic Freedom House in Atlanta's Old Fourth Ward has been preserved as a landmark. It was once the home of John Lewis, Stokely Carmichael & other young civil rights leaders in SNCC (the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee). Discover Atlanta bit.ly/3dVMefk
It was a refuge for civil rights leaders. Now it’s protected as a landmark in Atlanta
The Fuller-Freedom House, which served as a refuge for young civil rights movement leaders, will be protected as a historic landmark site, city officials announced Thursday.
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Two Georgia historical markers have been vandalized, including one honoring a lynching victim.
But history is not so easily erased. The same thing happened to Mississippi's Emmett Till markers, yet they still stand.
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There are over 2,300 historical markers in Georgia, a few dozen of which belong to the state's Civil Rights Trail, devoted to events and locations that impacted the Civil Rights movement. Two of those signs were found riddled with bullet holes.
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Barbara Johns’ name should be known around the world.
Now she at least has an historic marker in her hometown.
A civil rights hero lacked a historical marker. Then a class of Virginia fourth-graders spoke up.
“They influenced history. That marker, that iron sign, is going to outlast my lifetime and these kids’, too.”
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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.