Center for Civil and Human Rights
CCHR’s Working Group Report of Recommendations
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Resources for Understanding Civil and Human Rights History
American Historical Association
The origins of the Civil Rights Movement in Atlanta
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Apex Museum
Highlights the museum’s unique dedication to the preservation of African American history in Atlanta
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Atlanta in the Civil Rights Movement
Highlights Atlanta’s role in the movement from 1940 to 1970 and maintains a database of archival holdings in the Atlanta region
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Auburn Avenue Research Library
Access to the library’s historical database
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Boyds Atlanta
Atlanta through the eyes of a journalist in the late 60's
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The Civil Rights Documentation Project
Internet-based resources about civil rights legislation
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The National Archives Southeast Region, Atlanta
A center for the study of history of the South
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New Georgia Encyclopedia
Georgia’s role in the Civil Rights Movement
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Public Broadcasting Atlanta
Voices of the Civil Rights Movement in Atlanta
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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Website and online research medium for the study of African American culture
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Sweet Auburn Avenue
Stories from historic Auburn Avenue
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Veterans of the Civil Rights Movement
Images of Civil Rights events and people
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Organizations Promoting Civil and Human Rights
American Civil Liberties Union
The ACLU fights for the protection of American individual rights
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Amnesty International
Amnesty is committed to protecting international human rights
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The Carter Center
The Carter Center is committed to advancing human rights and alleviating unnecessary human suffering
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CARE
An overview of the humanitarian organization focused on fighting poverty around the world
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Civil Rights.Org
The site of record for relevant and up-to-the minute civil rights news and information
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Disability Rights Defense Fund
Advocating for disability civil rights since 1979
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Human Rights Campaign
Working for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equal rights
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The King Center
The online resource for the King Center, which publicizes daily activities and events of the center
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The King Collection at Morehouse College
An overview of the King Papers Collection and the project
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National Center for Human Rights Education
Focused on educating the public about their own human rights within a democracy
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National Council on Independent Living
Oldest cross disability, grassroots organization representing over 700 organizations and individuals
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Southern Christian Leadership Conference
An inter-faith organization using non-violence to promote social, economic, and political justice
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Southern Poverty Law Center
Dedicated to providing legal protection for victims of hate groups
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Speak Truth to Power
A non-profit organization promoting human rights around the country
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United Nations - Human Rights
UN’s initiatives including the full text of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted in 1948
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World Institute on Disability
A public policy institute by and for people with disabilities
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African American Museums in Georgia
Albany Civil Rights Museum - Albany, GA
Mt. Zion Church, the former venue of civil rights meetings in Albany, is transformed into a museum of Civil Rights
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The Herndon Home - Atlanta, GA
National historic landmark that focuses on the life of Alonzo Herndon, one of the “foremost African American businessmen of his era”
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Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum - Savannah, GA
Museum of Civil Rights named for Savannah activist
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Tubman African American History Museum - Macon, GA
“An educational resource” that enlightens patrons about African American history, culture, and art
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Civil and Human Rights Museums in the United States
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute - Birmingham, AL
Highlights the story of Birmingham in the Civil Rights Movement
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International African American Museum - Charleston, SC
Details the development of the museum in Charleston
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International Civil Rights Museum - Greensboro, NC
Details the development of the museum being created in memory of the 1960 sit-in staged by four North Carolina A&T students
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Museum of Tolerance - Los Angeles, CA
Discusses the history of intolerance throughout the nation and the world
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National Civil Rights Museum - Memphis, TN
Tells the Memphis story of Civil Rights harnessing on historic site of the King assassination
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National Underground Railroad Freedom Center - Cincinnati, OH
The museum tells the story of slavery through a look at the Underground Railroad
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National Voting Rights Museum and Institute - Selma, AL
Tells the story of suffrage in America with a focus on Selma
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Rosa Parks Library and Museum - Montgomery, AL
Library and museum dedicated in honor of Rosa Parks
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The Slavery and Civil War Museum - Selma, AL
Recounts the history of slavery and the Civil War through reenactments
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United States National Slavery Museum - Fredericksburg, VA
Focuses on the period of enslavement in the United States
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International Institutions on the Study of Civil and Human Rights
The Apartheid Museum in Cape Town, South Africa
The "premiere" museum on the history of apartheid
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Black Cultural Archives - London, UK
Developing Britain’s first black history museum set to open by the end of the decade
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Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Chronicles the legacy of Black Canadians
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The Black Roots Study Tour at the University of Liverpool in England and the University of Connecticut
The two institutions bring together individuals from both countries to study their cultural similarities and differences
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Canadian Museum for Human Rights - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Museum set to open soon
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