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Civil Rights Trip Guide

This guide will provide you with some background information for the Civil Rights Movement and the Black Museum Movement. This information will help put our trip into context

Suggested readings and other resources


Suggested Readings

These readings will help you get a better understanding of the Civil Rights Movement and the impact Memphis made during this era.


Informative Videos

Here are some short videos about some well-known Civil Rights Activists.


Related books from the Map to Black Studies Collection

The Ernest J. Gaines Center is actively working to build a collection related to Black history and Black Studies! Here is a link to the A Map to Black Studies Collection Guide, and below are just a few books that talk about Civil Rights.