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Bookmark or Share- Civil Rights Martyrs - Southern Poverty Law CenterThe martyrs include activists who were targeted for death because of their civil rights work; random victims of vigilantes determined to halt the movement; and individuals who, in the sacrifice of their own lives, brought new awareness to the struggle.
- CIVIL RIGHTS MEMORIAL - MAYA LIN STUDIOIt intertwines events in the history of the civil rights movement with forty people who had lost their lives in the movement. As I focused on the sculpture the Southern Poverty Law Center gathered experts who determined what this concise history would be.
- The Experience - Southern Poverty Law CenterThe four galleries at the Civil Rights Memorial Center focus on the modern civil rights movement (1954-1968), the stories of the martyrs honored on the Civil Rights Memorial, contemporary social justice issues, and a space of reflection.
- Civil Rights Memorial CenterDiscover the Civil Rights Memorial, a moving tribute to those who died in the civil rights struggle between 1954 and 1968.
- Civil Rights Memorial Center - Encyclopedia of AlabamaOpened in 2005 adjacent to the memorial, the Civil Rights Memorial Center is a 5,000-square-foot building that houses multiple exhibits, a 56-seat theater, a classroom for educational activities, and the interactive Wall of Tolerance.
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