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National Center’s Mission
The Mission of the Alabama State University Center for the Study of Civil Rights and African-American Culture is two-fold: to serve as a clearinghouse for information concerning Montgomery, Alabama's pivotal role in the shaping and development of the modern civil rights movement...
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National Center’s Vision
In August of 1997, then Alabama State University president Dr. William H. Harris assembled selected staff, faculty, and administrators to determine the feasibility of creating a center for civil rights research. Out of that meeting, Dr. Janice Franklin was selected to serve as project director...
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Patrons of the National Center
The PATRONS of the National Center is a support and advocacy group for the National Center. The organization offers opportunities for interested community groups, businesses, and individuals to connect to, celebrate, and contribute to the National Center and to the advancement of its mission.
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Upcoming and Recent Programs
66th Anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott Mass Church Meetings. Keynote Speaker: Dr. Marc Morial, President of the National Urban League
When:
Monday, December 6, 2021 | 12 p.m.
A Virtual Program
The Montgomery Bus Boycott Virtual Art Exhibition
The National Center for the Study of Civil Rights and African-American Culture commemorates the sixty-sixth anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott with a series of events calling attention to the episode which helped spell the doom of legal bus segregation in the United States.
When:
December 1st - December 21st, 2021
E.D. Nixon Research and Cultural Enrichment Series: African-American Issues and Events Influencing the Nation's Democractic Values
The Browder v. Gayle, Montgomery Bus Boycott Plaintiffs: Their Story. Plainitiffs in the Browder v. Gayle case and members of their families recall the ruling which overturned segregated bus service.
When:
Wednesday, December 1, 2021 | 12 p.m.
A Virtual Program
Levi Watkins Learning Center Digital Collections
Cultural Spotlights