Then & Now: 50 Key Sites in the American Civil Rights Movement

These places were forever marked by history—here's how they look now.

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Howard University

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Monroe Elementary School

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Moulin Rouge

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Bryant's Grocery & Meat Market

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Where Rosa Parks Boarded Cleveland Ave Bus

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Bethel Baptist Church

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Ebeneezer Baptist Church

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Little Rock Central High School

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Hitsville U.S.A Building

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Woolworth's

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Shaw University

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Greyhound Bus Station

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First Baptist Church

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Hotel Theresa

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University Circle, University of Mississippi Campus

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Birmingham City Jail

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West Park (Kelly Ingram Park)

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"Stand in the Schoolhouse Door" - Foster Auditorium

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Home of Medgar Evers

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Freedom Corner

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Lincoln Memorial

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16th St Baptist Church

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Cory Methodist Church

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Mississippi Burning

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Harlem Riot of 1964

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The Philadelphia Race Riot of 1964

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Tulane Stadium

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The Audubon Ballroom

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Edmund Pettus Bridge

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Watts Station

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Cole Fieldhouse

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MLK's Chicago Apartment

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James Meredith Shot

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Soldier Field

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Merritt College

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Greek Theatre Berkeley

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Sproul Plaza, University of California, Berkeley

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Bud Winter Field

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Riverside Church

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California State Capitol

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1967 Detroit Riot (12th Street Riot)

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All-Star Bowling Lane (Now All-Star Triangle Bowl)

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South Carolina State University

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Mason Temple

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Lorraine Motel

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Boston Garden

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Fred Hampton's Apartment

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Howard Johnson Motor Lodge

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San Quentin State Prison

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Attica Correctional Facility

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