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The aluminum time capsule was buried under Freedom Plaza in 1988.
Washington, D.C.

MLK Time Capsule at Freedom Plaza

Beneath unsuspecting visitors feet, a capsule containing pieces of America’s civil rights history.
With Bill Cosby long gone, Kamala Harris is now in residence at Ben's Chili Bowl, Washington, DC USA
Itinerary

The Explorer's Guide to U Street Corridor

An often overlooked corner of Washington, DC that’s full of history, public art, and so much incredible food.
trees

Podcast: Telling Time Through the Trees With the Places Team

These trees have seen major moments in history.
The Podcast Team April 24, 2023
<em>There is a Future</em>, 2020
collections

Reclaiming Georgia's Stone Mountain Through Haunting Landscape Images

Photographer Sheila Pree Bright wanted to find a new way of seeing the site and its connection to centuries of racism.
Line Sidonie Talla Mafotsing April 21, 2023
restaurants

Podcast: Big Apple Inn

A humble hole-in-the-wall with a serious civil rights history.
The Podcast Team March 6, 2023
architecture

Podcast: The Hampton House

Inside the childhood home of a civil rights icon.
The Podcast Team February 28, 2023
Olympic Black Power statue
List

7 Places to Celebrate Black Athletes

These monuments and memorials honor their groundbreaking accomplishments.
Jonathan Carey February 17, 2023
Itinerary

The Secret History & Hidden Wonders of Charlotte, North Carolina

Between tree-lined streets and a boom town feel, Charlotte surprises with a deep-rooted history and plenty of must-see spots.
“The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people, but the silence over that by the good people.”
List

7 Places Dedicated to the Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

Honoring the memory of a hero of the Civil Rights Movement.
Jonathan Carey January 13, 2023
There is much to be learned about Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movements beyond memorable public events such as this 1957 Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom in Washington, D.C.
history

4 Surprising Reads for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

He's a towering figure in history, but his story is far from complete.
April White January 13, 2023
Cleveland, Ohio

House of Wills

This Cleveland mansion has played host to a German singing group, a Prohibition-era speakeasy, a funeral parlor, and many civil rights meetings.
Fire Station 6
Atlanta, Georgia

Fire Station No. 6

The first integrated firehouse in Atlanta houses a museum on the history of desegregation in the city's fire department.
List

7 Places to Eat, Drink, and Overthrow the Establishment

Raise a glass at these former favored haunts of some of history’s biggest movers and shakers.
Diana Hubbell March 7, 2022
Women of the Indigenous Purépecha community, here shown in line for local elections, have always taken an active role in the politics of Cherán, Mexico. Local legend even tells of a woman named Eréndira, who stole horses from Spanish invaders and led a rebellion against the colonialists.
literature

14 Women Activists Whose Names You Should Know

These feminist editors, swimming suffragists, and renegade cooks reshaped the world.
Sarah Durn March 3, 2022
List

12 Extraordinary Women-Run Restaurants Around the World

From feminism to civil rights, there's more on their menus than delicious food.
Sam O'Brien March 1, 2022
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House
Washington, D.C.

Mary McLeod Bethune Council House

The final residence of an educator, civil rights leader, and presidential advisor was also the first headquarters of the National Council of Negro Women.
Monson Steps
St. Augustine, Florida

Monson Steps

The site of Martin Luther King Jr.'s arrest as he attempted to have lunch.
After closing in 2008 and becoming an online museum in 2012, America's Black Holocaust Museum reopened in February 2022 in a sleek new building in Milwaukee's Bronzeville, the historic hub of the city's Black community.
museums

A Revived Museum Presents the Full History of Black America

America's Black Holocaust Museum reopens in the historic hub of Milwaukee's African American community.
Beck Salgado February 24, 2022