International Civil Rights Center & Museum

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The International Civil Rights Center & Museum is a history museum in Greensboro, North Carolina, dedicated to preserving and interpreting the legacy of the U.S. civil rights movement, particularly the student-led lunch counter protests that helped end racial segregation.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil rights museum
history museum
nonprofit organization
alsoKnownAs ICRCM
International Civil Rights Center and Museum
buildingCompletedIn 20th century
commemorates Greensboro Four
civil rights activists and participants in sit-ins
country United States
dedicatedTo Greensboro sit-ins
history of the U.S. civil rights movement
student-led lunch counter protests
focusesOn desegregation of public accommodations
racial segregation in the United States
foundedBy Earl Jones
Skip Alston
hasCollectionType artifacts related to civil rights movement
documents
oral histories
photographs
hasExhibitType interactive exhibits
permanent exhibitions
traveling exhibitions
hasLanguage English
hasTheme desegregation of lunch counters
nonviolent protest
student activism
hasType indoor museum
hasWebsite https://www.sitinmovement.org/
locatedIn Greensboro, North Carolina
Guilford County, North Carolina NERFINISHED
North Carolina
United States
mission to preserve and interpret the legacy of the civil rights movement
to promote equality, justice, and civic engagement
near downtown Greensboro
occupiesBuilding former F. W. Woolworth store in Greensboro
offers educational programs
guided tours
public events
opened February 1, 2010
openingDateSignificance 50th anniversary of the 1960 Greensboro sit-ins
preserves original Woolworth lunch counter
site of the 1960 Greensboro sit-ins
recognizedAs significant site of the American civil rights movement
streetAddress 134 South Elm Street
subjectArea African-American history
civil and human rights


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