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Opening date. 1989; 35 years ago. ( 1989) Website. www.splcenter.org. The Civil Rights Memorial. The Civil Rights Memorial is an American memorial in Montgomery, Alabama, created by Maya Lin. The names of 41 people are inscribed on the granite fountain as martyrs who were killed in the civil rights movement. [1]
- 1989; 34 years ago
- Montgomery, Alabama
A project of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), it is one of Alabama’s premiere civil rights sites and serves as the interpretive center for the Civil Rights Memorial, which honors the martyrs of the movement and inspires visitors to continue the march for racial equity and social justice.
The Civil Rights Memorial Center is located at 400 Washington Avenue in downtown Montgomery, Alabama, across the street from the Southern Poverty Law Center office building and a block away from Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church.
- 1955. May 7, 1955 · Belzoni, Mississippi. Rev. George Lee, one of the first black people registered to vote in Humphreys County, used his pulpit and his printing press to urge others to vote.
- 1957. January 23, 1957 · Montgomery, Alabama. Willie Edwards Jr., a truck driver, was on his way to work when he was stopped by four Klansmen. The men mistook Edwards for another man who they believed was dating a white woman.
- 1959. April 25, 1959 · Poplarville, Mississippi. Mack Charles Parker, 23, was accused of raping a white woman. Three days before his case was set for trial, a masked mob took him from his jail cell, beat him, shot him and threw him in the Pearl River.
- 1961. September 25, 1961 · Liberty, Mississippi. Herbert Lee, who worked with civil rights leader Bob Moses to help register black voters, was killed by a state legislator who claimed self-defense and was never arrested.
Saturday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Attraction Info: ADA Accessible, Educational Stop. Online Resources: https://www.splcenter.org/civil-rights-memorial. View Itinerary. Discover the Civil Rights Memorial, a moving tribute to those who died in the civil rights struggle between 1954 and 1968.
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Jan 17, 2011 · Standing proud across the street from the Southern Poverty Law Center, a hub for hundreds of people who continue to work for civil rights around the country and the world, the Civil Rights...
The Civil Rights Memorial was dedicated in Montgomery, Alabama, in November 1989. Read More. Montgomery. In Montgomery. The Civil Rights Memorial in downtown Montgomery honours those who died during the civil rights movement. Pop. (2010) 205,764; Montgomery Metro Area, 374,536; (2020) 200,603; Montgomery Metro Area, 386,047. Read More.
