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Campers visit the Enterprise-Tocsin Civil Rights Museum

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The National Civil Rights Museum is celebrating its 30th anniversary as the first museum of its kind to showcase American civil rights history.The NCRM opened its doors on July 4, 1991, and on the occasion of its…

JACKSON, miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum offered free entry to commemorate Emmett Till's 80th birthday on Sunday.Emmett Till was born in Chicago on July 25, 1941. In August 1955, he was kidnapped and brutally…

According to a press release from the museum, the National Civil Rights Museum will present its 30th Freedom Award on Thursday, October 14th. Previous awards have honored people from Rosa Parks and Nelson Mandela to Joe Biden. In 2019 the…

Memphis, TN, July 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - The National Civil Rights Museum announced that it will present its Freedom Award in a new format on Thursday, October 14th. This is the first time the event has had a live on-site audience…

Years before the landmark decision of the Brown Supreme Court against the Board of Education, which ruled that segregation in public schools included the clause for equal protection of the 14th in the…

Memphis, TN, July 1, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - After a five month national search, the National Civil Rights Museum found Dr. Russell Wigginton named next President of the Museum. Wigginton will take up his new position on August 1st. He…

MEMPHIS, Tennessee (WMC) - President Biden signed law making Juniteenth a federal holiday to mark the end of slavery in the United StatesMost federal employees will observe Friday as a public holiday, as June 19 falls on Saturday.WMC spoke…

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