Civil Rights: A Change is Gonna Come

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

 

 

This new permanent exhibit focuses on civil rights activities in and around Montgomery, Birmingham and Selma, Ala., from 1955 to 1965. Topics covered in this exhibit included Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her bus seat to a white man; the use of sit-ins, marches, boycotts and other nonviolent activities to seek change; and the violence and death faced by people taking part in the civil rights movement.

 

Admission:

$3.00 Adults

$2.00 Children

 

Museum Hours:

9 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday through Friday

noon-4 p.m. Saturday

By appointment only on Sunday

 

African/African American Historical Museum

436 E. Douglas Ave

For additional information, please visit the African/African American Historical Museum website.