Rev. Wheeler Parker, Jr.
Emmett Till’s cousin reveals truths about the landmark case in civil rights history
September 27, 2023 09:53 ET | National Civil Rights Museum
Memphis, TN, Sept. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rev. Wheeler Parker, Jr., the first cousin of Emmett Till and last surviving witness to his abduction, will be featured at the National Civil Rights...
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Museum brings lone survivor of 16th Street Baptist Church bombing
September 21, 2023 17:54 ET | National Civil Rights Museum
Memphis, TN, Sept. 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Civil Rights Museum brings survivor-turned-civil rights activist, Sarah Collins Rudolph, to speak on her book, The 5th Little Girl: Soul...
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National Civil Rights Museum Offers Hybrid Freedom Award Student Forum
August 29, 2023 07:00 ET | National Civil Rights Museum
Memphis, TN, Aug. 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Civil Rights Museum’s Freedom Award Student Forum is a celebration for and by young trailblazers. This year’s hybrid program kicks off the...
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National Civil Rights Museum hosts its third national convening, The Restoration
August 25, 2023 07:35 ET | National Civil Rights Museum
Memphis, TN, Aug. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Civil Rights Museum will host the third of four hybrid, national convenings entitled “The Restoration: Community Healing for Solutions to...
Leta McCollough Seletzky
Museum launches Book & Author Series with an MLK spy’s daughter
August 08, 2023 08:00 ET | National Civil Rights Museum
Memphis, TN, Aug. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Civil Rights Museum brings journalist and litigator Leta McCullough Seletzky, to speak on her new book, The Kneeling Man: My Father’s Life...
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THE NATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM ANNOUNCES THE 32nd FREEDOM AWARD AND THE HONOREES
July 25, 2023 12:15 ET | National Civil Rights Museum
Memphis, TN, July 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Civil Rights Museum is proud to announce the distinguished honorees for the 32nd Freedom Award, recognizing their exceptional...
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National Civil Rights Museum celebrates Juneteenth with a free Community Day
June 08, 2023 17:01 ET | National Civil Rights Museum
Memphis, TN, June 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Civil Rights Museum is celebrating the Juneteenth holiday on June 19 as a Community Day with free museum admission and museum Member...
The Resolve: Eliminating Systemic Racism and Toxic Cultures
National Civil Rights Museum hosts its second national convening ‘The Resolve’
June 02, 2023 09:38 ET | National Civil Rights Museum
Memphis, TN, June 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Civil Rights Museum will host the second of four hybrid, national convenings entitled “The Resolve: Eliminating Systemic Racism and Toxic...
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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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Dr. Noelle Trent to leave the National Civil Rights Museum
May 10, 2023 14:00 ET | National Civil Rights Museum
Memphis, TN, May 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- National Civil Rights Museum Director of Interpretation, Collections, and Education, Dr. Noelle Trent, announced she is leaving the museum to assume the...