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NatCivilRightsMuseum

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NatCivilRightsMuseum

@NCRMuseum

National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel, assassination site of MLK, chronicles the American civil rights movement to spark involvement.

Memphis, TN

Joined March 2009

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Sep 16, 2022
We’re reclaiming the narrative surrounding the Emmett Till case. Museum staff will focus on Till’s murder trial, Mamie Till-Mobley's resilience, and black media's role in truth telling. Join us Sept. 21 at 6pm CT. In Twitter Spaces, x.com/i/spaces/1dRKZ…
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Aug 28, 2018
#OnThisDay in 1963, Dr. King stood atop the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and delivered his famed “I Have a Dream” speech.
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Feb 21, 2019
#OnThisDay in 1965, Malcolm X was assassinated as he spoke at his organization's rally in NYC. In his later years, Malcolm X moved toward nonviolent tactics, reaching equality through direct action, self sufficiency and self defense. #FreedomForward #BHM
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Sep 17, 2022
#OnThisDay in 1849, Harriet Tubman, abolitionist and social activist, escaped from slavery. Tubman went on to serve as a conductor on the Underground Railroad where she helped lead 70 others to freedom.
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May 14, 2018
At only 6 years of age, Ruby Bridges-Hall stamped her name in history as the first African American to break barriers in one southern state. #FreedomForward
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Oct 6, 2018
#OnThisDay, we recognize Fannie Lou Hamer, born in 1917. A vivacious voice in voting rights, Hamer helped lead the MS Freedom Summer Movement, served on the MS Freedom Democratic Party, and initiated grassroots programs for the Poor People's Campaign. #FreedomForward
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Dec 21, 2022
#OnThisDay in 1956, the Montgomery Bus Boycott ended. After 381 days, this monumental boycott successfully ended segregation on Montgomery city buses.
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Feb 18, 2019
#OnThisDay in 1965, Jimmie Lee Jackson suffered a fatal shot from an officer, who attacked peaceful protestors in Marion, AL. Jackson, who protected his mother and grandfather during the attack, died days later. Let acts of courage like these motivate change. #FreedomForward #BHM
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Jul 6, 2018
#OnThisDay in 2016, Philando Castile was fatally shot in his car by enforcement. After stating that he had a gun and reaching for his license – which he was told to do – he was shot seven times. The officer was acquitted of all charges. #FreedomForward #PhilandoCastile
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Dec 9, 2020
.@BillClinton worked to end racial profiling & worked to improve business opportunities for women & minorities. When he was president, the median income of black households grew by 25%, & unemployment fell. He received our #VirtualFreedomAward in 2003. freedomaward.org
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Sep 19, 2019
✨ We’re sending our 2016 Freedom Award honoree, @soledadobrien, Happy Birthday wishes. Can you believe the 2019 @freedomaward is right around the corner?!
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Feb 18, 2021
#OnThisDay in 1965, Jimmie Lee Jackson was shot by an officer after participating in a peaceful protest for the arrest of a local SCLC leader. His murder initiated the March to Selma. #BHM #BlackHistoryMonth
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Jan 15, 2019
Leader. Fighter. Servant. Peace maker. Dr. King continues to change the world. #OnThisDay in 1929, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was born.
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Nov 22, 2018
#OnThisDay in 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Prior to his death, he introduced a bill that would give all citizens voting rights and eliminate discrimination in public places. It was signed into law as the Civil Rights Act of 1964. #FreedomForward