Located at the Lorraine Hotel, where James Earl Ray shot at Martin Luther King, this informational museum takes students through the tumultuous struggle for equality. Spanning from the slave era to contemporary times, the multimedia exhibits cover the evolution of civil rights.

Immerse students in the gritty side of African American history with a tour through this Underground Railroad house, complete with dark cellars, hidden passageways and trap doors. Built by slave sympathizer and German Immigrant Jacob Burkle, the modest home now hosts artifacts and reenactments that tell the story of the Memphis slave trade and the Underground Railroad.

Located just outside the 16th Street Baptist Church, several large-scale civil rights demonstrations took place in this park, including one in which demonstrators were brutalized by police. It now boast several sculptures related to the movement and has been rededicated as “A Place of Revolution and Reconciliation.”

This church, which served as a headquarters for civil rights activist, was bombed by Ku Klux Klan members in 1963. This bombing killed four young girls, and caused national outrage and awareness.

This museum displays artifacts and testimonials related to the events that led up to the 1965 Voting Rights Act, from the women’s suffrage movement to the Selma to Montgomery marches.

In reaction to the death of Jimmie Lee Jackson, the SCLC arranged a peaceful march from Selma to Montgomery. Upon crossing this bridge on their way out from Selma, the protestors were brutally attacked by policemen. The event became known as “Bloody Sunday,” and shocking image helped gain support for the Selma Voting Right Movement.

In the church led by Martin Luther King Jr. from 1954 to 1960, one can see where many of Montgomery’s earliest civil rights activities, including the 1965 Bus Boycott, were planned.

Learn about the people and events surrounding the influential Montgomery Bus Boycott in a museum with features such as a recreated street scene and a video reenactment of Parks’ famous refusal to move seats.