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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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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...
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National Civil Rights Museum Statement Regarding the Passing of Bill Russell
July 31, 2022 20:19 ET | National Civil Rights Museum
Memphis, TN, July 31, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Civil Rights Museum mourns the passing of 2011 Freedom Award honoree and sports pioneer, William Felton Russell. Following baseball legend...
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Taking to the streets: Poor People’s Campaign marches, holds rally in Memphis to support policies that lift from the bottom
May 16, 2022 10:11 ET | National Civil Rights Museum
Memphis, TN, May 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival continues its march toward Washington with an in-person march and rally on May 23 in...
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National Civil Rights Museum Adds Kerry Kennedy to Hybrid Commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Death on April 4
March 31, 2022 11:21 ET | National Civil Rights Museum
Memphis, TN, March 31, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kerry Kennedy, daughter of Robert F. Kennedy, will join the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel in a hybrid commemoration, “Remembering...
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National Civil Rights Museum to Host a Hybrid Commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Death on April 4
March 24, 2022 10:00 ET | National Civil Rights Museum
Memphis, TN, March 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel will present a hybrid commemoration in honor of Dr. King’s life and legacy on Monday, April 4,...
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The National Civil Rights Museum Offers Free Day on September 25
September 17, 2021 12:46 ET | National Civil Rights Museum
Memphis, TN, Sept. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On September 25, the museum will host a special 30th Community Free Day as way to recommit and again thank the community. Thanks to FedEx, the Free...
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The National Civil Rights Museum Celebrates 30-Year Milestone
July 28, 2021 09:00 ET | National Civil Rights Museum
Memphis, TN, July 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Thirty years ago, the National Civil Rights Museum became the first museum of its kind to chronicle the American civil rights history in America when...
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The National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel Reopens March 1
February 18, 2021 12:40 ET | National Civil Rights Museum
Memphis, TN, Feb. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel announced it will welcome back visitors starting March 1 after area health officials...
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National Civil Rights Museum and Just City Host Virtual Symposium on Criminal Justice Reform
January 06, 2021 14:55 ET | National Civil Rights Museum
Memphis, TN, Jan. 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Civil Rights Museum and Just City are hosting a virtual symposium, Journey to Justice, to highlight critical criminal justice reform work...