Civil Rights News

Cane River Creole National Historical Park (CARI), in partnership with the International Fiber Collaborative (IFC), announces a student art exhibition themed, Art Inspired by the Civil Rights Movement. The artwork depicts historical moments, activists, and movements that have shaped civil rights.

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today announced five current and former schools in Delaware, Virginia and the District of Columbia as affiliated areas of Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park, reflecting a more complete telling of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in 1954 outlawing segregation in public schools. 

The National Park Service today announced $1,250,000 for 20 projects in 17 states and the District of Columbia for the survey and nomination of places and properties associated with groups that are underrepresented on the National Register of Historic Places.

Eisenhower National Historic Site (NHS) staff are excited to unveil a new exhibit in the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center. This temporary exhibit now includes a reproduction gown, similar to that worn by Mamie Eisenhower at the 1953 inaugural ball of President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Author and historian Taylor Branch will speak as part of the NPS Speaker Series on Saturday, January 18, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. CST in Little Rock. The event, a partner program hosted at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, will highlight Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s lasting impact on American society.

President Joe Biden today established the Frances Perkins National Monument in Newcastle, Maine as the 433rd addition to the National Park System at a signing ceremony at the Department of Labor with Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su and leaders of the labor and women’s rights communities. The new national monument reflects efforts under the President’s Executive Order to strengthen the recognition of women’s history in national parks and historic landmarks across America and honor the legacy and contributions of women and girls to the nation.

Gettysburg National Military Park will start the new year with events for families and young learners. Our History Kids Reading Adventure Club (ages 4 to 10) and our Time Travelers Reading Adventures Club (ages 7 to 12) offers families with younger children an opportunity to travel back in time to learn about different figures and topics of our shared past.

The Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) Legacy Restoration Fund has recently financed and will begin exterior rehabilitation and restoration work at the historic M’Clintock House at Women’s Rights National Historical Park.

Courageous treks by foot, rail and sea are included in the 14 new listings added by the National Park Service to the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program. The network features more than 800 places and programs with verifiable connections to the Underground Railroad and the resistance to enslavement through escape and flight.  

Wair, a courageous member of the historic Little Rock Nine, played a pivotal role in desegregating Little Rock Central High School in 1957.