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Veterans and Military Service Members Receive Free Admission to National Center for Civil and Human Rights with Support from The Home Depot Foundation
May 13, 2021 |
Service member families also receive discounted admission during Armed Forces Day and Memorial Day weekend ATLANTA (May 13, 2021) – The National Center for Civil and Human Rights (The…
National Center for Civil and Human Rights Debuts Rosenwald Schools Exhibition
May 10, 2021 |
Andrew Feiler’s nationally touring photography explores the expansion of public education for Black children during segregation ATLANTA, GA (May 10, 2021) The National Center for Civil and Human Rights (The Center) launches A Better Life for…
The Center’s Statement on the Verdict of the Derek Chauvin Trial
April 20, 2021 |
Today, Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all charges for the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020. The National Center for Civil and Human Rights shares the relief of many Americans that…
The Center’s Statement on Recent Police Violence
April 16, 2021 |
The National Center for Civil and Human Rights expresses solidarity with peaceful demonstrators in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, and advocates across the nation expressing their grief, anger and frustration at more Black lives…
Human Rights Groups Launch Course to Train Police on Protecting Rights and Serving Communities in a Deeply Divided Society
April 7, 2021 |
Atlanta Police Department is first in nation to train its entire force — and participate in a year-long program of police and community members meeting for dinner The National Center for Civil and Human Rights (The Center) and Auschwitz Institute for…
The Center’s Statement on Voting
March 26, 2021 |
March 26, 2021 Almost 56 years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr and Congressman John Lewis led tireless and courageous activists on the historic Selma to Montgomery March for Voting…
NCCHR statement on recent violence against the AAPI Community
March 18, 2021 |
The National Center for Civil and Human Rights is deeply saddened by the tragic murder of Asian Americans in our city of Atlanta on Tuesday, March 16. We stand in solidarity with the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community…
National Center for Civil and Human Rights Hosts Free Admission Days in March Sponsored by FedEx
March 3, 2021 |
Free admission available March 4-7, 11-14 ATLANTA, GA (March 3, 2021) – The National Center for Civil and Human Rights (The Center) will host free admission days March 4-7 and…
The Center Mourns the Loss of Vernon Jordan
March 2, 2021 |
The National Center for Civil and Human Rights mourns the passing of our founding board chair and fearless leader, Vernon Jordan. A son of Atlanta, Jordan was a leader in the…
Bending The Arc
February 10, 2021 |
Jill Savitt is the President and CEO of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights. Our country faces a moment of reckoning on race and justice. As the director…