Civil Rights Archives

The National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee.

Visiting the National Civil Rights Museum, Memphis: Parking, prices, hours & top tips

The National Civil Rights Museum is built around the former Lorraine Motel, the site of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, in downtown Memphis. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, parking, accessibility, and practical tips for planning a visit — part of my wider…

The Rosa Parks Bus at the Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan.

The Rosa Parks bus: why this exhibit at the Henry Ford Museum will take your breath away

The Henry Ford Museum near Detroit is packed with landmark artefacts from American history. But it's a humble, old-fashioned bus that stops visitors in their tracks. After a series of big-hitting attractions – the bike shop where the Wright Brothers built the first plane, the…

The Old Courthouse in St Louis, Missouri.

Visiting the Old Courthouse, St. Louis: practical guide for first-timers

The Old Courthouse is a free historic site in downtown St. Louis, Missouri, operated by the National Park Service as part of Gateway Arch National Park. It was the site of the first two trials of the Dred Scott case in 1847 and 1850, and…

The Eternal Flame at Atlanta's King Center.

Atlanta’s Martin Luther King Jr sites: Civil Rights history in Georgia’s capital

The powerful legacy of Martin Luther King Jr in Atlanta, Georgia, is best discovered through the city's historic Civil Rights trail. From the Ebenezer Baptist Church to the strategic headquarters at Paschal's Restaurant, visitors can explore the sites that shaped America's most important social movement.…