MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Former first lady Michelle Obama and The Poor People’s Campaign have been chosen to receive Freedom Awards from the National Civil Rights Museum in Tennessee. The museum said ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — After being closed to the public for two and a half years, the green space beside the National Civil Rights Museum is reopening Saturday with a new look. BlueCross Healthy Place at ...

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The year 2026 also marks the 35th anniversary of the National Civil Rights Museum, founded in 1991 at the historic Lorraine Motel. Legacy Year will feature public programs, exhibitions, oral history ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The National Civil Rights Museum (NCRM) announced its honorees for this year's Freedom Awards. One of them is a Memphis native. The Freedom Awards honor the legacy of Dr. Martin ...

The fight for American civil rights spanned decades, cities and states, from Topeka, Kansas to Memphis, Tennessee and from Atlanta, Georgia to Selma, Alabama and all the way to our nation’s capital in ...

The National Civil Rights Museum held a moving tribute to honor the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. on the anniversary of his assassination. Speakers at the event, including State ...