In honor of Black History Month, we’re sharing a Civil Rights map to inspire you to continue to educate yourself on and speak up about racial injustice. 

Our challenge to you is to visit one of these locations this month in order to ​​learn about America’s Black History. If you can’t visit in person, take a look at the guide and read about each place and its significance. 


Montgomery

Washington

Selma

Birmingham

Atlanta

Memphis

Destination: Civil Rights

Birmingham City Jail

In 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spent 8 days here for protesting without a permit. It was during this time that he wrote the letters which would later become known as “Letter from Birmingham Jail”. Photo from the Atlantic. 

Birmingham City Jail

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