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News Articles: National Center for Civil and Human Rights

The National Center for Civil and Human Rights in downtown Atlanta.

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Atlanta's National Center for Civil and Human Rights to begin expansion

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

October 13, 2022
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By:
  • Orlando Montoya
Feb. 1 marks the 60th anniversary of a watershed moment in the civil rights movement, when four black college students refused to move from a Woolworth's lunch counter in 1960.

Morning Edition Remembers The Woolworth Lunch Counter Sit-In Of 1960

Saturday, Feb. 1, marks the 60th anniversary of a watershed moment in the civil rights movement. The scene took place at a Woolworth's lunch counter in...

January 30, 2020
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By:
  • Leah Fleming and
  • Taylor Gantt
Author Tharcisse Seminega shares the story of how he and his family escaped the 1994 Rwandan Genocide in his new book.

25 Years After The Rwandan Genocide, Survivors Share Their Stories In Atlanta

25 years ago, in April of 1994, the country of Rwanda was embroiled in a genocide. Led by the Hutu majority government, an estimated 800,000 members of...

April 04, 2019
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By:
  • Leah Fleming and
  • Taylor Gantt
GPB's Leah Fleming (left) speaks with CEO Jill Savitt (right) of the National Center For Civil and Human Rights

New CEO Jill Savitt Keeps History Alive At Atlanta's National Center For Civil And Human Rights

Museums that hold the history of our collective past are having a renewed moment right now. As the country and the world grapples with a rise in white...

March 21, 2019
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By:
  • Leah Fleming and
  • Taylor Gantt

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Center For Civil And Human Rights Opens Exhibit For King Holiday

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...

January 21, 2019
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By:
  • Emilia Brock and
  • Virginia Prescott

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'On Second Thought' For Monday, Jan. 21, 2019

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...

January 21, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • La'Raven Taylor ,
  • and 5 more

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