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Museum launches Book & Author Series with an MLK spy’s daughter
August 08, 2023 08:00 ET | National Civil Rights Museum
Memphis, TN, Aug. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Civil Rights Museum brings journalist and litigator Leta McCullough Seletzky, to speak on her new book, The Kneeling Man: My Father’s Life...
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THE NATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM ANNOUNCES THE 32nd FREEDOM AWARD AND THE HONOREES
July 25, 2023 12:15 ET | National Civil Rights Museum
Memphis, TN, July 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Civil Rights Museum is proud to announce the distinguished honorees for the 32nd Freedom Award, recognizing their exceptional...
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Museum Statement on Supreme Court Affirmative Action Decision
June 30, 2023 16:22 ET | National Civil Rights Museum
Memphis, TN, June 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- “There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe nor politic nor popular, but he must take it because his conscience tells him it...
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National Civil Rights Museum celebrates Juneteenth with a free Community Day
June 08, 2023 17:01 ET | National Civil Rights Museum
Memphis, TN, June 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Civil Rights Museum is celebrating the Juneteenth holiday on June 19 as a Community Day with free museum admission and museum Member...
The Resolve: Eliminating Systemic Racism and Toxic Cultures
National Civil Rights Museum hosts its second national convening ‘The Resolve’
June 02, 2023 09:38 ET | National Civil Rights Museum
Memphis, TN, June 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Civil Rights Museum will host the second of four hybrid, national convenings entitled “The Resolve: Eliminating Systemic Racism and Toxic...
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The National Civil Rights Museum breaks ground for Legacy renovation
May 11, 2023 08:38 ET | National Civil Rights Museum
Memphis, TN, May 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel will host a ground-breaking ceremony on May 16 at 10 am for its Legacy Building and Founders Park...
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Dr. Noelle Trent to leave the National Civil Rights Museum
May 10, 2023 14:00 ET | National Civil Rights Museum
Memphis, TN, May 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- National Civil Rights Museum Director of Interpretation, Collections, and Education, Dr. Noelle Trent, announced she is leaving the museum to assume the...
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National Civil Rights Museum Hosts its 6th Ruby Bridges Reading Festival
May 09, 2023 08:00 ET | National Civil Rights Museum
Memphis, TN, May 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Civil Rights Museum is proud to partner with civil rights and literacy advocate Ruby Bridges for the sixth year to host the Ruby Bridges...
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National Civil Rights Museum Statement Regarding the Passing of Harry Belafonte
April 25, 2023 13:28 ET | National Civil Rights Museum
Memphis, TN, April 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Civil Rights Museum joins the world in grieving the loss of a civil rights activist, cultural icon, and its 1999 Freedom Award honoree,...
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National Civil Rights Museum hosts Catalyst for Change Panel on Building Black Wealth
April 24, 2023 10:02 ET | National Civil Rights Museum
Memphis, TN, April 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On April 27, the National Civil Rights Museum is hosting a hybrid discussion, “Building Black Wealth: Past, Present, and Future,” to highlight the...