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THE LINKS FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED UNVEILS THE LINKS EDUCATION AND CULTURAL CENTER AT THE NATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM

The Links Foundation, Incorporated Fulfills Its $1 Million Pledge to the National Civil Rights Museum to Establish an Endowment and Support the New Center.The Links Foundation, Incorporated will unveil the new Links Education and Cultural Center at the National Civil Rights Museum on Thursday, March 20, 2014 at noon. The unveiling will be officiated by Margot James Copeland, national president of The Links, Incorporated and Gladys Gary Vaughn, 13th national president of The Links, Incorporated. “As an organization devoted to enriching, sustaining and ensuring the cultural and economic

The National Civil Rights Museum Finalizing Renovation with Grand Reopening April 5

New design, new exhibits, larger exhibit floor, more films, interactivity and automation create an even more profound museum experience.The National Civil Rights Museum’s $27.5 million renovation of the Lorraine Motel, is in its final stages. Grand reopening is slated for April 5, following a forum on the 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act and candlelight vigil the evening of April 4. The National Civil Rights Museum, a renowned educational and cultural institution that chronicles the American Civil Rights Movement, has been fully transformed with new and renovated exhibits. The

National Civil Rights Museum Remembers Dr. King on His 85th Birthday

Rare 1960 interview of Dr. King to debut at holiday celebration.On what would have been his 85th birthday, the National Civil Rights Museum will remember the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the national holiday January 20. With the King holiday being a day of service, the museum will hold its annual food drive and blood drive. The museum will present an exhibit preview and grand reopening schedule, living history characters, and a variety of performances throughout the day. Also, a rare interview recording of Dr. King expressing his position on nonviolence to “achieve a

Beverly Robertson Announces Retirement as Head of National Civil Rights Museum

National Civil Rights Museum President Beverly Robertson today announced her retirement, effective July 1, 2014, after leading the museum through 16 years of “momentous progress and accomplishments,” Board Chairman Herbert Hilliard said. “Since 1997, Beverly has led the museum in an era characterized by exciting progress, accomplishment, and growing national and international prestige, all of which are a direct result of her special brand of leadership and her commitment to being a steward for one of America’s most hallowed historic places,” said Hilliard. “Although she is retiring at

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