City leaders and donors gathered for a ribbon-cutting celebrating the $57 million expansion at The National Center for Civil and Human Rights.

The National Center for Civil and Human Rights is expanding at a critical moment in the United States. Unlike the Smithsonian Institution, the center in Atlanta is privately funded and beyond the immediate reach of Trump administration efforts to control what Americans learn about their history. 

The center aims to turn itself from an Atlanta tourist attraction into a national cultural institution.

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The National Center for Civil and Human Rights is commemorating what would have been Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 90th birthday this year with a new...

The National Center for Civil and Human Rights is commemorating what would have been Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 90th birthday this year with a new...