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Civil Rights Memorial


TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #9 of 27 attractions in Montgomery
Traveller Description:
The names of 40 people killed in the battle for civil rights between 1954, when the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed segregation, and 1968, the year of the...... more » The names of 40 people killed in the battle for civil rights between 1954, when the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed segregation, and 1968, the year of the assassination of Martin Luther King, are embedded forever in this round, flat, granite sculpture. Water flows gently over the surface of the inspiring memorial, designed by Maya Lin, who also created the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. « less
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Attraction type: Monument
Address: 400 Washington Ave. Montgomery, AL
Tel: 334-264-0286

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5 of 5 stars
London, England
12 May 2008

An excellent museum. It was very moving and inspirational. Do not miss!! more

20 Feb 2008

Good, brief history lesson of the Civil Rights movement right downtown more

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5 of 5 stars
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
4 Aug 2007

They presented inspiring stories of civil rights figures and events in attention-grabbing and moving ways. more

10 May 2003
6
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I passed through Montgomery on business recently and made a point to visit the Civil Rights Memorial. As one who has seen little of the South, but who has always been interested in current events, I was moved far more than expected by visiting the Memorial. To imagine the pain, suffering and high emotions during the sixties is almost incomprehensible.As... more

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400 Washington Ave., Montgomery, AL
Tel: 334-264-0286