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| Museums All pictures taken by Percy White and are the property of FindFamilyRoots.com unless otherwise indicated. Alexandria Black History Museum 638 North Alfred Street Alexandria, VA 22314 (703) 838-4356 |
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Written on the plaque in front of the building are the words: "In the summer of 1939, Attorney Samuel W. Tucker organized six youth William Evans, Otto Tucker, Edward Gaddis, Morris Murray, Clarence Strange and Robert Strange for a “sit in” at the Alexandria Public Library, protesting the denial of access to the African American community. The August 21, 1939, “sit in” is believed to have been the earliest in America. The arrest of five of these young men and their court case pleaded by Tucker, resulted in a separate facility for African Americans being built here at 638 North Alfred Street , the present location of the Alexandria Black History Resource Center.
The library is named after the reverend Robert Robinson, a 19th century minister at Roberts Chapel M.E. Church in the 600 block of S. Washington Street With Mrs. Evelyn Roper Beam as the first librarian, the Robert Robinson Library opened its doors to the African American community on April 24, 1940."
PICTURED: Alexandria Black History Museum.
SOURCES:
Site Visit Museum Tour. Alexandria, VA. 7 Jun. 2008.
SUBMITTED: October 17, 2008. Picture taken June 7, 2008.
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Birmingham Civil Rights Institute 520 16th Street North
Birmingham, AL 35203-1911
205-328-9696 |
The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute gives a history of African-American life and the struggle for civil and human rights worldwide. The Institute promotes research, provides information and encourages discussion of civil and human rights. locally, nationally, and internationally.
PICTURES: L: Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. R: Sign in front of building.
SOURCES: Site Visit Museum Tour. Birmingham, AL. 5 Aug. 2009.
SUBMITTED: April 2, 2010. Pictures taken August 5, 2009.
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Civil Rights Memorial Center 400 Washington Avenue
Montgomery, AL 36104-4344
334-956-8200 |
The Civil Rights Memorial Center celebrates the lives of people who fought and struggled for equality. The museum has many displays, exhibits and audio and video recordings. The Center is located on the same grounds as the Sothern Poverty Law Center.
PICTURES: Top and Second Row R: Civil Rights Memorial Center. The black granite round table is engraved with the names of the people and the events that shaped the civil rights movement. Third Row and R: Sign in front of building.
SOURCES: Site Visit Center Tour. Montgomery, AL. 5 Aug. 2009
SUBMITTED: April 2, 2010. Pictures taken August 5, 2009.
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Franklin and Armfield Dealers in Slaves 1315 Duke Street Alexandria, VA 22314 703-836-2858
Isaac Franklin May 26, 1789 to April 27,1846 John Armfield 1797 to 1871 |
Housed in this building is a slave museum and the Northern Virginia Urban League. Written on the Franklin and Armfield History Marker are the words: "Isaac Franklin and John Armfield leased this brick building with access to the wharves and docks in 1828 as a holding pen for enslaved people being shipped from Northern Virginia to Louisiana. They purchased the building and three lots in 1832. From this location Armfield bought bondspeople at low prices and shipped them south to his partner Franklin in Natchez, Mississippi and New Orleans, Louisiana, to be sold at higher prices. By the 1830’s they often sold 1000 people annually, operating as one of the largest slave-trading companies in the United States until 1836. Slave traders continuously owned the property until 1861. Department of Historic Resources."
PICTURES: Top L: Building that housed slaves while waiting to be sold. Top M: Building side view. Top R: Sign in front of building indicating historical significance. Second Row L: Sign in basement describing bars on the wall. Second Row R: Original bars on the wall in the basement used to stop slaves from escaping. Bottom L and R: Museum displays.
SOURCES: Site Visit Museum Tour. Alexandria, VA. 7 Jun. 2008.
INTERNED: Isaac Franklin - Mount Olive Cemetery, 1101 Lebanon Road, Nashville, Tennessee 37210. Phone: 615-255-4193. John Armfield -Private cemetery on Armfield Road, Beerheeba Springs, TN 37305
SUBMITTED: June 7, 2008. Pictures taken June 7, 2008.
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International Civil Rights Center and Museum 134 South Elm Street
Greensboro, NC 27401
336-274-9199 |
On February 1, 1960, four male students from North Carolina A&T conducted the first lunch counter sit-in at the Woolworth Store in Greensboro, NC. In February of 2010, the center was dedicated to those young men.
PICTURES: Top: Formerly F.W. Woolworth Co. Store. Currently the International Civil Rights Center and Museum. Bottom L: Plaque in front of store. Bottom R: Plaque on sidewalk in front of store.
SOURCES: Site Visit Museum Tour. Greensboro, NC. 29 Apr. 2009.
SUBMITTED: May 1, 2010. Pictures taken April 29, 2010.
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Little Rock Central High School Museum and Visitor's Center 14th and Park Street Little Rock, AR 72202
501-374-1957 |
Central High School Museum documents, interprets and preserves the history of school desegregation in 1957 in Little Rock, Arkansas.
PICTURED: Formerly a Mobile Gas station. Currently the Central High School Museum and Visitor's Center.
SOURCES: Site Visit Museum Tour. Little Rock, AK. 25 Dec. 2005
SUBMITTED: May 1, 2010. Picture taken December 27, 2005.
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Lowndes Interpretive Center 7001 US Highway 80 West
Hayneville, AL 36040 334-877-1983 |
The Lowndes Interpretive Center, through film, exhibits and life size figures, tells the stories of people’s personal experiences while peacefully marching from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama for voting rights. The center is dedicated to those who marched.
PICTURES: Top: Lowndes Interpretive Center. Bottom L: Sign in front of building. Bottom R: Life-size exhibit of marchers from Selma to Montgomery, AL.
SOURCES: Site Visit Center Tour. Hayneville, AL. 5 Aug. 2010
SUBMITTED: June 7, 2008. Pictures taken August 5, 2010.
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National Civil Rights Museum 450 Mulberry Street Memphis, TN 38103 (901) 521-9699 |
The National Civil Rights Museums documents key moments and events from the American civil rights movement. It is also the location of Dr. King's assassination.
PICTURES: Top L: National Civil Rights Museum formerly The Lorraine Motel.
SOURCES:
Site Visit Museum Tour. Memphis, TN. 28 Dec. 2005
SUBMITTED: April 2, 2010. Picture taken December 28, 2005.
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National Voting Rights Museum and Institute 1012 Water Avenue
Selma, AL 36701
334-418-0800 |
The National Voting Rights Museum and Institute chronicles the people who sacrificed, struggled and fought for equal treatment under the law.
PICTURES: Top: (New) National Voting Rights Museum and Institute II. Bottom: Former National Voting Rights Museum and Institute II
SOURCES: Site Visit Museum Tour. Selma, AL. 23 Dec. 2011. Museum Tour. Selma, AL. 5 Aug. 2010.
SUBMITTED: April 2, 2010. Updated January 30, 2012. Pictures taken December 23, 2011 and August 5, 2010.
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Rosa Parks Museum Troy State University 252 Montgomery Street
Montgomery, AL 36104-3527
334-241-8615 |
Included in the museum are exhibits and displays related to the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Written on the history marker in front of the museum are the words: "Rosa Parks Montgomery Bus Boycott. At the bus stop on this site on December 1, 1955, Mrs. Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to boarding whites. This brought about her arrest conviction and fine. The Boycott began December 5, the day of Parks trial, as a protest by African Americans for unequal treatment they received on the bus line. Refusing to ride the busses, they maintained the Boycott until the U.S. Supreme Court ordered integration of public transportation one year later. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led the Boycott, the beginning of the modern Civil Rights Movement."
PICTURES: Top L: Rosa Parks Museum. Notice the history marker indicating the place Ms. Parks stood when she got on the bus. Top R: Statue inside museum. Bottom L: Exhibit inside of museum. Bottom R: History marker in front of museum.
SOURCES: Site Visit Museum Tour. Montgomery, AL. 5 Aug. 2009
SUBMITTED: April 2, 2010. Picture taken August 5, 2009.
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Stax Museum of American Soul Music 926 E. McLemore Avenue Memphis, TN 38106
901-946-2535 |
Written on the Stax history marker are the words: "On this site stood Stax Records Inc. which boasted such stars as Otis Redding, Rufus and Carla Thomas, Isaac Hayes, the Staple Singers, Albert King, the Bar-Kays and many others. It relied upon its deep soul roots to carry it through, struggling from a back street garage in 1957 to become a multi-million dollar organization."
PICTURES: L: Stax Museum of American Soul Music. R: History marker.
SOURCES: Site Visit Museum Tour. Memphis, TN. 28 Dec. 2005
SUBMITTED: July 17, 2008 and May 1, 2010. Pictures taken December 28, 2005.
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U.S. National Slavery Museum Spirit of Freedom Garden Carl D. Silver Parkway Fredericksburg, VA 22401 540-548-8818 |
U.S. National Slavery Museum, Spirit of Freedom Garden
PICTURES: Art throughout the museum.
SOURCES: Site Visit Museum Tour. Fredericksburg, VA. 28 Nov. 2008.
SUBMITTED: November 23, 2008. Pictures taken November 22, 2008.
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