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National Center for Civil and Human Rights debuts immersive virtual tour with support from Cox Enterprises
Visitors can now access popular exhibits online and enjoy the holidays with a cultural activity from the comfort and safety of their own homes Atlanta, Ga. – The National Center for Civil and Human Rights has launched a free, immersive online

The King Center and the National Center for Civil and Human Rights Launch Letter From Birmingham Jail Program to Mark International Human Rights Day
Celebration offers a two-day nonviolence training and a panel discussion Dec. 8 to 10 ATLANTA, GA (Dec. 3, 2020) – The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change (The King Center) and the National Center for Civil

President & CEO Jill Savitt Reflects on 2020
Dear Friends: As we head into the home stretch of a year for the history books, we wanted to tell our community how The National Center for Civil and Human Rights has addressed the range of challenges 2020 brought. We

Arthur M. Blank’s Proceeds from Forthcoming Memoir, “Good Company,” Going to The National Center for Civil and Human Rights
BLANK TO MAKE INITIAL CONTRIBUTION OF $300,000 AS PART OF BOOK’S DEBUT ATLANTA (June 24, 2020) – Arthur M. Blank’s personal proceeds from his book, GOOD COMPANY, will be donated to The National Center for Civil and Human Rights in

The National Center for Civil and Human Rights commemorates and celebrates Juneteenth
“The people of Texas are informed that in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free,” wrote Major General Gordon Granger 155 years ago in General Order Number Three. This freedom, he continued, “involves an absolute equality of rights and rights of property between

Statement of Jill Savitt, CEO of The National Center for Civil and Human Rights
We start our week against a backdrop of pain and injustice in our country because of the recent murders of black men and women by vigilantes and law enforcement. There is deep suffering all around us. This despair is showing