National Center for Civil and Human Rights

The National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta is a powerful, immersive museum connecting the American civil-rights movement with the broader global struggle for human rights. Its most affecting experience is the lunch-counter simulation: you sit at a recreated 1960s segregated lunch counter, put on headphones, and endure a few minutes of the verbal and physical abuse that peaceful protesters faced during sit-ins, visceral, unforgettable, and humbling. Other galleries cover Martin Luther King Jr. (with some of his personal papers), the movement's key moments, and contemporary human-rights causes worldwide.

It's emotional and thought-provoking rather than a casual visit, and beautifully designed. Located in downtown Atlanta beside the Georgia Aquarium and World of Coca-Cola, it adds essential depth to the city's civil-rights heritage, complementing the MLK National Historical Park across town.

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• The immersive segregated lunch-counter simulation
• Martin Luther King Jr. galleries and personal papers
• Key moments of the US civil-rights movement
• Connections to global human-rights causes
• Powerful, emotive exhibition design

Tickets & Touren

Möglichkeiten, National Center for Civil and Human Rights zu besuchen

Günstigster EintrittGuided Martin Luther King Walking Tour with Historian4.1★ · 51 Reisende~1 StundeKostenlose StornierungAb$40 pro PersonTermine ansehen →Am meisten gebuchtAtlanta's Black History and Civil Rights Tour4.9★ · 1.445 Reisende~4 StundenKostenlose StornierungAb$74 pro PersonTermine ansehen →Privat & flexibelPrivate Atlanta History Tour From Civil War to Civil Rights4.9★ · 50 Reisende~3 StundenKostenlose StornierungAb$175 pro PersonTermine ansehen →

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• The lunch-counter simulation is intense, moving and not for very young children.
• Allow unhurried time; the content is emotionally weighty.
• It's beside the aquarium and Coca-Cola, easy to combine, but give it its own space.
• It complements the MLK National Historical Park across the city.

Ein Stück Geschichte

Opened in 2014 in downtown Atlanta, the birthplace and home of Martin Luther King Jr., the Center was created to honour the civil-rights movement and link it to ongoing global human-rights struggles, drawing in part on King's personal collection held by Morehouse College.