Credits

The Discover our Shared Heritage We Shall Overcome itinerary portion of the site was produced by the National Park Service’s Cultural Resources Office of Interpretation and Education.

The website was designed in 2020 by Katherine Crawford-Lackey with assistance from Porsha Dossie, a Historian with the Park History Program. Descriptions of historic places featured as part of the itinerary are based on information in the files of the National Register of Historic Places and the National Historic Landmarks Program. When necessary, image permissions are noted in the captions.

Banner photo courtesy of the Library of Congress: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2003654393/

This site replaces the 1998 version of the travel itinerary. The original credits are as follows:

"We Shall Overcome: Historic Places of the Civil Rights Movement", was produced by the National Park Service (NPS), U.S. Department of the Interior, in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, and the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers (NCSHPO). It was created under the direction of Carol D. Shull, Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service, Beth L. Savage, Publications Director, and Patrick Andrus, Heritage Tourism Director. "We Shall Overcome; Historic Places of the Civil Rights Movement" is based on information in the files of the National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmark collections.

Property descriptions and contextual essays were written by Ginny Finch of the U.S. Department of Transportation (Federal Highway Administration). National Council of Preservation Education intern Frederick MacVaugh, and George Mason University Masters Intern Robert Sandoval provided research assistance and editorial support. Additional property information was provided by the State Historic Preservation Offices of Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Missouri, Mississippi, New York, Nevada, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas. Sara Dillard Pope (NCSHPO) provided design and editorial support. The travel itinerary was designed by Nathan Poe (NCSHPO).

Thank you to all of the individuals, organizations and institutions who provided invaluable information, photographs, and time. Special thanks to Kira Badamo (NCSHPO), Marilyn Harper (NPS), Beth Savage (NPS), and Rustin Quaide (NCSHPO) for your advice, suggestions, and willingness to lend a hand.
Finally, our appreciation to Professor Robert R. Weyeneth of the University of South Carolina's Department of History for reviewing the original itinerary and providing insightful suggestions.