The human faces, prophetic words and moments of struggle are reflected in "The Road to the Promised Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement," a free exhibit at the Museum of the Albemarle through June 25.
Photographs, facsimiles of landmark documents and quotations by Dr. King and others in the struggle are present in this panel exhibit. The exhibit surveys from the emergence of King as a leader of the Civil Rights Movement during the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955 through the 1990s. Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, organized the exhibition.
The Civil Rights Movement was a nonviolent revolution that laid the groundwork for crusades by other minorities to claim their rights. "The Road to the Promised Land" illustrates the movement's enduring significance by focusing on the people and events that made it possible.
For additional information or to arrange group tours, please contact education coordinator Charlotte Patterson at (252) 335-1453.
Humanities Texas develops and supports diverse programs across the state, including lectures, oral history projects, teacher institutes, traveling exhibitions and documentary films. For more information, please visit online at www.humanitiestexas.org or call (512) 440-1991.
The Museum of the Albemarle is the northeast regional history museum of the Division of State History Museums in the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed Sundays, Mondays and state holidays. Visit the museum online and find the museum on Facebook!