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Followthefootstepsofthecivilrightspioneers–fromBirminghamtoGreensboro,Selma,MontgomeryandTuskegee–whotriumphedinthestruggleforracialequalityinAmerica. Withoutthestrugglesforvotingrightsinthe1960s,BarackObamacouldnothavebecomepresident. Afewweeksafterannouncinghiscandidacy,hespokeinSelmain2007andpaidtributetoleadersoftheCivilRightsMovementwhosurvivedattacksandarrestsduringtheviolentdemonstrations.“Istandontheshouldersofgiants.WhathappenedinSelmaandBirminghamstirredtheconscienceofthenation.” ThenightheacceptedtheDemocraticnominationinDenver,hementioneda106-year-oldwomanwhohadseengreatchangeinAmerica.“ShewasthereforthebusesinMontgomery,thehosesinBirmingham,abridgeinSelma,andapreacherfromAtlantawhotoldapeoplethat‘WeShallOvercome.’Yeswecan.”
TheAlabama Civil Rights Trailhasbecomeamajorinternationaldestination.TheUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization(UNESCO)hasselectedAlabamachurchesasfutureWorldHeritageSites.TwoBaptistchurchesinBirminghamandDr.MartinLutherKing’schurchinMontgomerywillbethefirstWorldHeritageSitesinAmericalinkedtothestruggleforcivilrights.
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“What happened in Selma and Birmingham stirred the conscience of the nation.”
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“Alabama bears the scars of the civil rights era, and the monuments to that struggle inspire the courage to face new challenges.”
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alk along the Civil Rights Trail
InBirmingham,Negroeswerefrustratedatnotbeingallowedtovote,drinkfromthesamewaterfountainsaswhites,oreatinwhite-ownedcafes.Afteraseriesofprotestsin1963whenthecity’spoliceclashedviolentlywithmarchers,racistsbombedtheSixteenth Street Baptist Churchandkilledfourblackgirls.
Twoyearslater,NegroesinSelmatriedtomarchtotheStateCapitoltopresenttheirgriev-ances.Asthegroupleftdowntown,policeattackedthemattheEdmund Pettus Bridge.Undeterred,theycompletedtheirjour-ney18dayslater.WorldwidecoverageoftheSelma-to-Montgomery MarchmotivatedCongresstopasstheVoting Rights Bill.
AsAfrican-Americansgainedtheabilitytovoteandimpactlocalordinances,theyswepttheiroldfoesfromofficeandgainedcontrolofsomelocalgovernments.Gov. George Wallacereceivedtheirsupportin1982,andheappointedmanyblackstopublicofficesandboards.African-Americans,27percentofthestate’spopulation,nowoccupymanypositionsofleadershipinstateandlocalgovernment. Manyofthemovement’sfoot soldierstodayvolunteerasguidesatAlabama’smuseumsdevotedtocivilrights.Theybearwitnesstohowthestrug-glesofthepasthaveimprovedtheirlivesandthoseoftheirfamiliesinpresent-dayAlabama.
A Legacy of Change DuringtheReconstructionperiodaftertheCivilWar,amendmentstotheU.S.Constitutionallowedfreedslavestherighttovoteandownproperty,leadingtotheelectionofNegroestolocalofficesandevenCongress.Bytheendofthe19thcentury,however,SouthernstatespassedlawslimitingthosefreedomsandsegregatingNegroesfromwhites.
TheconvictionofnineNegroboysonrapechargesinvolvingtwowhitegirlsaboardafreighttraininnorthAlabamabecameaninternationalsensationinthe1930s.TheU.S. Supreme CourtoverturnedtheconvictionoftheScottsboro BoysbecauseNegroeshadbeenexcludedfromthejury.Itwasoneofthecourt’sfirstcivilrightsdecisions.
DuringWorldWarII,NegropilotswhotrainedatTuskegee’s Moton Fieldachievedherostatusfortheirskillandbrav-eryoverEuropeanskies.AlthoughPresidentTrumanintegratedthemilitary,theTuskegee AirmenreturnedtoasegregatedAmericaassecond-classcitizens.
Adecadelater,congregationsinNegrochurches—virtuallytheonlyinstitutionnotcon-
trolledbywhites—conductedpeacefulproteststooverturnlawsallowingsegregation.In1955,seamstressRosa ParkswasarrestedafterboardingaMontgomerybusatCourt Squareandrefusingtogiveupherseattowhites.
AnewMontgomeryminister,Martin Luther King Jr.,wasrecruitedtoorganizeaboycottof
citybuses.ThisbeganthemodernCivil Rights Movement.Ayearlater,theMontgomery Bus BoycottendedwhenaU.S.SupremeCourtdeci-sionendedsegregatedpublictransportationin1956.
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TheMontgomery Bus BoycottwasthefirstmajorvictoryinthemodernCivilRightsMovement.Dr.Kingbecametheacknowledgedleaderofthemovement.Hisincreasedresponsibili-tiespromptedhimtoresignfromchurchdutiesafterfouryears.Meanwhile,Mrs.Parksandherhusbandmovednorthtoestablishaneducationalprogramforyoungpeople. After“Freedom Rider”collegestudentswereattackedinMontgomeryin1964,forthefirsttimefederalauthoritiesprovidedprotectionforcivilrightsdemonstrators.King’snonviolentlead-ershipwasrecognizedwiththe1964NobelPeacePrize. Votingrightsadvo-catesinSelmadecidedtotakeactionbypresent-ingtheirgrievancestothegovernor,walking54milesalongU.S.80
Thecitythathadbeenknownasthe“CradleoftheConfederacy”hasthedualdistinctionofbeingthe“BirthplaceofCivilRights.” ShortlyaftermarryinghiscollegesweetheartinMarion,Ala.,24-year-oldMartin Luther King Jr., preachedhisfirstsermonatDexter Avenue Baptist Church,ablockfromtheAlabama State CapitolwhereSouthernsecessionistshadformedtheConfederacyin1861. Thenextyearin1955,42-year-oldseamstressRosa Parkswasarrestedforrefusingtorelinquishherseatonacitybustowhitesasrequiredbycityordinance.Negroministersandlawyers,whohadbeenwaitingforatestcaseontheconstitutionalityofthelaw,recruitedthereluctantyoungministertoleadaboycottofcitybuses. King’sstirringoratorygalvanizedtheblackcommunityandmadehimthespokesmanforthefledglingmovement.Some50,000Negroesrefusedtoridethecity’sbusesfor381daysuntiltheU.S.SupremeCourtstruckdownlawssegregatingpublictransportation.
A young tourist poses with Eric Blome’s sculpture of Rosa Parks at the Rosa Parks Library and Museum.
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totheStateCapitolinMontgomery.Afterpolicehaltedthefirstattempt,thefederalcourtsbecameinvolvedandprovidedprotectiontomarcherssothattheycouldgoforwardandfinishtheirlandmarkjourney. AstheSelma-to-Montgomery Voting Rights March, whichbeganMarch21,1965,streamedintodown-townMontgomeryfivedayslaterenroutetotheCapitol,marcherspassedthebusstopwhereMrs.Parkshadbeenarrestedadecadeearlier. Some25,000marchersandout-of-statesup-porters,includingMrs.Parks,filledDexterAvenue.ThethrongstretchedfromKing’sformerchurchtothestepsoftheCapitol.“Segregationisonitsdeathbed,”Kingtoldthecrowd. Montgomerychangeddramaticallyinthe50yearsfollowingRosaParks’arrest.TheRosa Parks Library and Museum openedonthe45thanniver-saryofherarrest.
Visitorstothecitycannowrideareplicaofthe1953-erabusonwhichMrs.Parkswasarrested. InterpretivepanelsoutsidetheformerGreyhound Bus StationinMontgomerytellthestoryofthe1961FreedomRides,usingquotesandimagesofthepeoplewhoparticipated.MobviolencethatmetinterracialstudentbusridersatthisstationonMay20,1961,shockedthenationandledtotherulingbytheInterstateCommerceCommissionthateffectivelyendedsegregationininterstatebus,trainandairtransportation.210SouthCourtStreet.334-242-3184.Free.
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Sanctuary at Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church
Dexter Parsonage Museum Rev.MartinandMrs. Coretta Scott KinglivedintheDexterchurchparsonageafewblockssoutheastofthechurchfromSept.1,1954,untillate1959whentheymovedtoAtlanta.Mrs.Kingandtheirbaby,Yolanda,werehomewhenabombdamagedthefrontporchonenightduringtheboycott.Theministerquicklyarrivedandquelledangryneighborsdemandingrevenge. TheInterpretiveCenternextdooroffersashortvideopresentationpriortotoursoftheparsonage.
Thehouseisfur-nishedwithperiodfurniture,somedat-ingfromtheresi-dencyoftheKings.AphotoofGandhiinthestudyrecallsthefamedpacifistwhoseteachingswereaninspirationtoKing.
303 S. Jackson StreetsouthofMonroeStreet.334-261-3270.Admissioncharged(discountwithDexterAvenueKingMemorialticket).Tues.-Fri.,10am-4pm,Sat.10am-2pm. Toursbyappointmentatothertimes.www.dakmf.org
Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church
ThechurchisaNationalHistoricLandmarkbecauseofitsstatusasthebirthplaceoftheCivilRightsMovement.Itistheonly
churchwhereMartinLutherKingJr.,servedasseniorpastor.Enterthroughtheground-leveldoorstothebasementwhereRev. David Abernathy,NAACPactivist
E.D. Nixon,Kingandothersvowedabus
boycottfollowingthearrestofMrs.Parks.King’spredecessor,Dr. Vernon Johns,hadlongadvocatedsuchaction. AlargemuraldepictsthestrugglesofthemovementandlandmarkmomentsinKing’slife.Constructiononthechurchbeganin1833. AblockbehindthechurchistheCivil Rights MemorialdesignedbyrenownedsculptorMayaLin,whoseotherbest-knownworkistheVietnamMemorialinWashington,D.C.
454 Dexter AvenueablockwestoftheStateCapitol.334-263-3970.Admissioncharged.Groupsscheduleatleastaweekaheadofvisit.www.dexterkingmemorial.org
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The Civil Rights Memorial Center TheCivilRightsMemorialdesignedbyinter-nationalartistMayaLinisablocksouthofthechurchwhereMartinLutherKingJr.waspastor.Ithonors40individualswhodiedbetween1954and1968andencouragesvisitorstoreflectonthestruggleforequality.Afteryoureadthenamesofthemartyrsandatimelineoflandmarkeventsetchedonitsblackgranitetable,walkuptheentranceatmidblocktoentertheCivilRightsMemorialCenterandlearnthestoriesofthemartyrs.The“HereIStand”exhibitschronicleimportanteventsthatoccurreddowntownduringtheCivilRightsMovement.Ashortfilminthe60-seatauditoriumprovidesanoverviewofthemovement.VisitorscansignapledgetoworkforjusticeontheWallofTolerance.
400 Washington AvenueatSouthHullStreet.334-956-8200.Admissioncharged.Mon.-Fri.,10am-4:30pm,Sat.10am-2pm. www.splcenter.org
Rosa Parks Library & Museum & Children’s Annex Multimediapresentations,periodphotographyandseveraldioramasbringtolifethestoryofRosaParksandtheMontgomeryBusBoycott.Avintagemunicipalbus–usedinthemovieThe Long Walk Home–isusedtoreenactthearrestoftherespectedNegrocommunityleader.Visitorscanhavetheirphotographsmadewhileseatednexttoalife-sizebronzesculp-tureofthe“MotheroftheCivilRightsMovement.” Areplicaofthe1953busonwhichMrs.ParkswasarrestedoperatesindowntownMontgomeryandmakesstopsat,ornear,majorattractionsinthearea.
Troy University. 252 Montgomery Street.334-241-8615.Admissioncharged.Mon.-Fri.,9am-5pm,Sat.9am-3pmwww.montgomery.troy.edu/museum
Additional SitesHolt Street Baptist Churchwasthesiteofmassmeetingsleadingtothebusboycott.903SouthHoltStreet.334-263-0522.Byappointmentonly.
The National Center for the Study of Civil Rights & African-American CulturehighlightstheinvolvementofthelocalcommunityandAlabamaStateUniversitystudentsduringtheboycottandtheCivilRightsMovement.1345CarterHillRoad.334-229-4824.
City of St. Judewasthelastcampsiteofthe1965Selma-MontgomeryMarch.2048WestFairviewAve.334-265-6791.Mon.-Fri.,9am-4pmbyappointment.
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Duringthefirsthalfofthe20thcentury,blackscouldnotusethesamepublicaccommodationsaswhites,vote,ortryonclothesinwhite-ownedshops.Thosewhocomplainedwereoftenharassedorbeatenbygangslinkedtothepolice. Dr.Kingandcommunityleaders,includingRev. Fred Shuttlesworth,targetedthecity’ssegregationlawsin1963.Policedisrupteddemon-strationswithdogsandfirehoses.White-ownedstoressufferedeconomicallyandcityleadersagreedtoenddiscrimination. WithindaysofKing’s“IHaveaDream”speechattheMarch on Washington,racistsbombedablackchurchactiveinthemovement,killingfourlittlegirls.Thebombingpromptedmanyreluctantwhitestoopposethebrutality
directedagainstNegroes.Manyyearslater,threewhitemenwereconvictedofthebombing. BecausemanywhitesmovedtoBirmingham’saffluentsuburbs,African-AmericanshavedominatedlocalgovernmentforthepastseveraldecadesandelectedRichard Arrington,thecity’sfirstblackmayor.Asawaytohealpastdivisionsoverrace,Arringtonencouragedturningformerbattle-fieldsintoshrinesthatarenowvisitedbytouristsfromaroundtheworld.www.birminghamal.org
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The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute OneoftheSouth’sfinestmuseumsisparthis-torylesson,partaudienceparticipationandpartdemonstrationofhowthecityhasevolvedsincethe1960s.Photos,videos,audiorecordingsandexhibitsputvisitorsinsidetheintegrationmovement. LookforthecellwhereKingwrotethefamous“Letter from the Birmingham Jail”thaturgedreligiousbystanderstobecomeactiveinthemovement.Visitorscansee“white”and“colored”drinkingfountainsanda1950slunchcounterthatsymbolizedsegregationinpublicplaces.AreplicaofaGreyhoundbusthatwastorchednearAnniston,becauseblackandwhiteriderschal-lengedthestate’ssegregationlaws,isalsodis-played.AstatueofRev.FredShuttlesworthhonorstheleaderofBirmingham’s1963demonstrations.
520 16th StreetadjacenttoSixteenthStreetBaptistChurchandKellyIngramPark.205-328-9696.Admissioncharged(exceptSundays).Tues.-Sat.,10am-5pm,Sun.1-5pm.ww.bcri.org
Sixteenth Street Baptist Church Thechurchsufferedthedeadliestmomentinthehistoryofthecivilrightsera.Daysafterasix-yearcourtbattleendedinfavorofintegratingBirminghamschools,andclimaxingfourmonthsofdemonstrationsbyblacks,Klansmenretaliated.OnSept.15,1963,theybombedthechurch,killingfourgirlsinthebase-mentwhowerepreparingforSundaySchool. Photosondisplayinthebasementshowthedamageofthedynamiteblast.Inthesanctuary,looknearthepulpitforschoolpicturesofthefourgirls.Lookupinthebalconyforastained-glassdepictionofablackcrucifiedChristandthewords“Youdoituntome.”ItwasagiftfromthepeopleofWalesafterthetragedy.Thecongregationofabout300membersholdsanannualmemorialser-vice.SpikeLee’s1997filmFour Little GirlswasnominatedforanOscarforbestdocumentary.
1530 Sixth Avenue North.205-251-9402.Admissioncharged.Tues.-Fri.,10am-2pm,Sat.byappointmentandduringchurchSundayservices.
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Kelly Ingram Park Blacksgatheredinthepublicparkinthespringof1963tomarchfourblockstoCityHalltoopposeracialdiscrimination.Walkthroughthenowpeacefulparktoseeartists’interpretations.TheFreedom Walksculpturesincludetwochildrenseenthroughjailbars,atrioofpray-ingministers,andanimageofadogmenacingaman.Alabama’slargeststatueofDr. Martin Luther King Jr.,facestheSixteenthStreetchurch.Theparkwasnamedin1932foralocalwhitefiremanwhowasthefirstAmericansailorkilledinWorldWarI.Bordered by 16th and 17th Streets and Fifth and Sixth Avenues.
Bethel Baptist Church UndertheleadershipofRev.FredL.Shuttlesworth,BethelBaptistChurchservedasastaginggroundforcivilrightsactivities.ItwasheadquartersfortheAlabamaChristianMovementforHumanRights(1956-1961),whichfocusedonnonviolentprotestagainstsegregatedaccommodations,trans-portation,schoolsandemploymentdiscrimina-tion.Builtin1926,thechurchwasbombedthreetimesbetween1956and1962.ThecongregationmovedtoanewsanctuaryablockawayinNorthBirmingham.
33rd Street at 29th Ave. N.205-322-5360.Openbyappointment.
Trio of ministers at Kelly Ingram Park
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Activistsheldaseriesofmarchesin1965toprotestthefail-ureofwhitepoliticianstoallowNegroestovote.Duringamarch30milesawayinMariononFeb.18,policeshot26-year-oldJimmie Lee Jacksonwhowasprotectinghismotherandgrandfatherfromassault.HisdeathinspiredvotingrightsadvocatestomarchtoMontgomeryandpresenttheirdemandstoGov.GeorgeWallace. OnMarch7,1965,Rev. Hosea WilliamsandJohn LewissteppedfromthepulpitofBrown Chapel Churchandledagroupof600towardMontgomery.Afterjustsixblocks,whentheycrossedtheEdmund Pettus BridgeovertheAlabamaRiver,SheriffJimmyClark’smounteddeputiesandstatetroopersdispatchedbyWallaceattackedthegroupwithnightsticksandteargas,
injuringdozens.Televisionnetworksinterruptedregularprogrammingtoshowfilmofwhatbecameknownas“BloodySunday.”ThescenestunnedAmericansandnationalpoliticalleaders. Twoweekslater,religiousleadersjoinedDr. Martin Luther King Jr.,tosupportthelocalmarchers.UnderthewatchfulprotectionofAlabamaNationalGuardsmenandArmytroops,acourt-orderedlimitof300marcherswalkedalongU.S.Hwy.80duringthedayandsleptinthefieldsatnight.Theycoveredthe54milesbetweenSelmaandMontgomeryinfourdaysandgatheredwithoutincidentinfrontoftheStateCapitol. Viola Liuzzo,a39-year-oldwhitemotheroffivefromDetroit,wasshotwhileshuttlingmarch-ersbacktoSelma.Herdeathoutragedmoderates,andPresident Lyndon Johnsonwasembold-enedtopushthroughCongressthestalledVoting Rights Bill.
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The public is invited to experience the Bridge Crossing Jubilee in Selma the first full weekend in March each year.
Selma-to-Montgomery National Historic Trail
TheNationalHistoricTrailbeginsatBrown Chapel AME Churchandendssome54milestotheeastattheState CapitolinMontgomery.AbustofDr.Kingisinfrontofthechurch.FromtheEdmundPettusBridge,turneastontoWaterAvenueandthenleftonMartinLutherKingStreet.Go
fourblockstothechurch.
Openbyappointment.410 Martin Luther King Street.334-874-7897.www.selmaalabama.com
Voting Rights Trail Interpretive Center TheNationalParkServicecenteratthemidpointofthetraildisplaysphotographsandmemorabilia. U.S.80,betweenmilemarkers105and106inWhiteHallinLowndesCounty.334-877-1984.Opendailyfrom9am-4:30pm.www.nps.gov
Edmund Pettus Bridge ThesouthernapproachoftheEdmund Pettus
Bridgeiswhere“aseaofblue”lawenforcementofficersattackedmarcherswithteargasandnight-stickson“BloodySunday,”March7,1965.VisitorscanwalkacrossoneofthemostrecognizedsymbolsoftheCivilRightsMovement.USA Weekendincludesthebridge,alongwithEllisIsland,Jamestownand
theLincolnMemorial,amongthe“tenhistoricland-marksthatbearproudwitnesstoournation’senduringfreedoms.”Thebridgebuiltin1940isnamedforaConfederategeneralandU.S.senatorfromSelma. African-AmericansreturntoSelmathefirstfullweekendofMarchfortheBridge Crossing Jubilee.U.S.Sen.BarackObamaattendedtheeventin2007.U.S.80atWaterAvenue.334-875-7241.
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National Voting Rights Museum Themodestmuseumshowcasesitemsandparticipants’storiesrelatedtothevotingrightsmovement.Volunteerguidessharetheirrecollec-tionsofthestruggletogaintherighttovote.Lookforthewindowattherearofthemuseum(pictured above) thatoverlookstheriverandthePettusBridgetoseenamesofcivilrightsleaderswhowereactiveinSelma. AfterPresidentLyndonJohnsonsignedthe1965 Voting Rights ActonAug.6,some7,000NegroesregisteredtovoteinDallasCountyanddefeatedthesegregationistsheriffwholedthe“BloodySunday”attackonmarchers.
1012 Water Avenue,ahalf-blockwestofthePettusBridge.334-418-0800.Admissioncharged.Openweekdays;weekendsbyappointment.www.nvrmi.org
Old Depot Museumishousedinarestored1891railwaydepot.ItincludesartifactsfromtheCivilWarandvotingrightseras,plusrareAfrican-Americanphotographyofearly1900slife.4MartinLutherKingJr.Street.334-874-2197.
The Safe House Black History Museum ThehouseprovidedasafehavenforDr.MartinLutherKingJr.,fromKuKluxKlansmenduringtheCivilRightsera.Seenewspapers,photos,an1860slaveauctiondocument,andcementimprintsofthehandsofLewisBlack,founderoftheHaleCountyCivil Improvement League, one of the first civil rightsgroupsinthecountry.2401DavisSt.334-624-2030or334-624-4228.
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Names of civil rights leaders are painted on the window at the National Voting Rights Museum. The Edmund Pettus Bridge is in the background.
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Dr. George Washington Carver’sagricul-turalexperimentsmadeTuskegee Institutethebest-knownNegrocollegeinAmerica.TheCarverMuseumismaintainedbytheNationalParkService,whichalsooperatesMoton Field,hometothelegendaryTuskegee Airmen.ThepilotsgainedfameduringWorldWarIIfortheirbraveryandflyingexpertise.Becausetheirflyingskillsequaledthoseofwhites–defyingracialstereotypes–theAmericanmilitarywasdesegregatedin1946.
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site TheTuskegee Airmen,whohelpedendsegregationintheArmedForcesafterWorldWarII,setthestageforlegalchallengestosegregation.Viewexhibitsandaudio-visualprogramsandenjoyguidedwalkstoexplorethispre-ambletotheCivilRightsMovement.Moton Field,wheretheTuskegeeAirmentrainedforflight,includesphotosandartifactsdepictingtheera.
1616 Chappie James Ave.OnemilesouthofI-85atExit38.334-724-0922.
Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site Booker T. Washington,thefounderofTuskegeeInstitute,wasoneofthemostprominentblackAmericansoftheearly20thcentury.Theuni-versitycampusoffersvarioushighlights. Carver MuseumfeaturesNationalParkServiceexhibitsthatspotlightthelegacyofblackscientistGeorgeWashingtonCarveratTuskegeeInstitute.Hisresearchonpeanuts,sweetpotatoesandothercropsrevolutionizedSouthernagriculture.TuskegeeUniversitycampus.334-727-6390. The Oaksistheelegant1899homeofTuskegeeInstitutepresidentBookerT.Washington,designedbyblackarchitectRobertTaylorandbuiltbystudents.TheNationalParkServiceoperatesthehousemuseumontheTuskegee Universitycampus.334-727-6390.
Tuskegee Human & Civil Rights Multicultural Center ThismuseumhighlightstheTuskegeecivilrightsstory,a70-yearsagathatchangedthecourseofAmericanhis-tory.Seehowitallunfolds–fromthecovertcivilrightsactivitiesofBookerT.Washingtontoamovementthatintegratedschools,cityhallsandAmerica’spoliticallandscape.Also,viewexhibitsthattelloftheregion’sdynamicmulticulturalhistory,includingtheinfamousTuskegeeSyphilisStudy.LocatedjustminutesoffI-85exit38,thedowntownfacilityistheofficialvisitorcenterforTuskegeeandMaconCounty.104 S. Elm St.334-724-0800.www.tuskegeecenter.org
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