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The Civil Rights Memorial commemorates Montgomery's rich civil rights history, located directly across the street from the city's Southern Poverty Law Center office building. The memorial was created by American artist Maya Lin, the designer of Washington D.C.'s acclaimed Vietnam Veterans Memorial. It is located within easy walking distance of several of Montgomery's most notable civil rights landmarks, including the church where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. served as pastor and the Alabama State Capitol Building, the end point of the famed 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery voting rights march. Visitors are encouraged to interact with the monument and touch engraved names to consider the struggles of those who participated in the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. Next door, the Civil Rights Memorial Center showcases exhibits on the movement's most important figures and offers daily showings of documentary films.
400 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36104
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