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309 Martin Luther King Jr.
Memorial
Washington, '.C.
See previous spread08 F.W. Woolworth Building
Greensboro, North Carolina
In July 1 0, four Black students, the A T
Four, staged a lunch counter sit-in that sparked
peaceful protests across the country and became
a historic moment in the ɿght for racial eTuality.
Now the International Civil Rights Center and
Museum on the site includes exhibits and
guided tours about the civil rights movement.07 Motown Museum
'etroit, Michigan
Step back into time at “Hitsville U.S.A.,” the former
home and recording studio of Motown Records
founder Berry Gordy Jr. Stand where 'iana
Ross and The Supremes, The Jackson Five, The
Temptations, Stevie Wonder and more music greats
recorded their iconic songsŜyou can even belt
out your favorite tunes in the storied Studio A.10 Harriet Tubman
Underground Railroad
Visitor Center
Church Creek, Maryland
After escaping from slavery
herself, Harriet Tubman
became a key conductor on the
Underground RailroadŜa secret
network of roads, waterways
and hiding places used to
help those ʀeeing from slave
states. This 10,000-sTuare foot
museum chronicles TubmanŠs
life and work guiding more than
0 enslaved people to freedom
and is an excellent entry to the
Byway, a 125-mile, self-guided
driving tour of related sites.06 The National
Memorial for Peace
and Justice
Montgomery, Alabama
A sober and meaningful
site intended as a place a
reʀection, this is the nationŠs
ɿrst memorial dedicated to
the legacy of enslaved Black
people, people terrori]ed by
lynching and more atrocities
people of color have had to
endure, including modern-
day police violence.50
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