Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Day. Wait a sec, I don’t have off work until Monday. What gives? Well, today is his official born on date, January 15, 1929. He would have been 79. What should you do to celebrate, either today or Monday?
Today has already happened so there’s little wiggle room there. But [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Civil Rights’
Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Week: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site
Posted in National Historic Site, tagged African American History, Atlanta, Civil Rights, Georgia, Martin Luther King on January 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Lincoln Memorial
Posted in National Memorial, tagged Abraham Lincoln, African American History, Civil Rights, Martin Luther King, National Mall, Neo-Classical Architecture, Washington D.C. on July 14, 2006 | 7 Comments »
Part of National Mall and Memorial Parks
Washington, D.C.
Visited: July 14, 2006
NPS Site Visited: 308 of 353
NPS Website; Local Website
WHAT IS IT?
The instantly recognizable white Georgia marble neo-Classical monument dedicated to our 16th president, Abraham Lincoln.
BEAUTY (8/10)
At the National Mall western end, the Lincoln Memorial stands, a steadfast Greek Temple that emanates greatness and elicits reflexive, [...]
Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center
Posted in National Military Park, tagged Battlefield, Civil Rights, Civil War, Shiloh, Siege, Western Theater on February 13, 2005 | 2 Comments »
part of Shiloh National Military Park
near Corinth, Miss.
Visited: February 13, 2005
NPS Site Visited: 153 of 353
NPS Website; Local Website
WHAT IS IT?
A newly opened Museum dedicated to explaining both the April 1862 Battle of Shiloh and the April and May Union siege and capture of Corinth, Mississippi, an important railroad center.
BEAUTY (6/10)
The Interpretive Center’s ads, found [...]
Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site
Posted in National Historic Site, tagged African, Atlanta, Burial Site, Church, Civil Rights, Georgia, House Tour on February 5, 2005 | 2 Comments »
Atlanta, Ga.
Visited: February 5, 2005
NPS Site Visited: 144 of 353
NPS Website; Local Website
WHAT IS IT?
Two blocks in the historic Atlanta district of “Sweet Auburn” that tell the story Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life as framed by the greater struggle for civil rights in America.
BEAUTY (5/10)
A short promenade where visitors can match their footprints to [...]
Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site
Posted in National Historic Site, tagged African American History, Civil Rights, Kansas, School, Supreme Court, Topeka on August 4, 2004 | 1 Comment »
Topeka, Kans.
Visited: August 4, 2004
NPS Site Visited: 70 of 353
NPS Website; Local Website
WHAT IS IT?
A museum that commemorates the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka Supreme Court decision that made segregation in public schools illegal. The NHS is located in the Monroe Elementary building, the location of one of the five schools whose [...]
