63 parks about Civil Rights
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National Recreation Area
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
California
Experience a park so rich it supports 19 distinct ecosystems with over 2,000 plant and animal species. Go for a hike, enjoy a vista, have a picnic or learn about the…
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National Historic Site
Hampton National Historic Site
Maryland
Hampton National Historic Site preserves what remains of a once 25,000-acre enslavement plantation. For hundreds of years, enslaved people, indentured servants, tena…
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National Historical Park
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia
At the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers, on the ancestral home of the Tuscarora and Shawnee people, lies Harpers Ferry. Here you can explore John Brow…
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National Historical Park
Harriet Tubman National Historical Park
New York
Harriet Tubman was guided by a deep faith and devotion to family, freedom, and community. After emancipating herself and members of her family, she moved them from O…
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National Historical Park
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
Maryland
Harriet Tubman was a deeply spiritual woman who lived her ideals and dedicated her life to freedom. She is the Underground Railroad’s best known conductor and before…
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National Historic Site
Harry S Truman National Historic Site
Missouri
President Harry S Truman took America from its traditional isolationism into the age of international involvement. Despite his power, he never forgot where he came f…
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National Historical Park
Homestead National Historical Park
Nebraska
The Homestead Act of 1862 transformed the world. Millions were invited to file claims including families, women, immigrants, and formerly enslaved people. Over 10 pe…
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National Historical Park
Independence National Historical Park
Pennsylvania
The park represents the founding ideals of the nation, and preserves national and international symbols of freedom and democracy, including Independence Hall and the…
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National Battlefield Park
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Georgia
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park is a 2,965 acre National Battlefield that preserves a Civil War battleground of the Atlanta Campaign. Opposing forces man…
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National Historical Park
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
Alaska
Headlines screamed "Gold!" The dream of a better life catapulted thousands of people to Alaska and the Yukon Territory. Their journey shaped them, and changed the pe…
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National Park Service site
LBJ Memorial Grove on the Potomac
District of Columbia
From this distance the seat of national power appears pristine across the river, so President Johnson came here often when he needed to escape from the stresses of b…
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National Historic Site
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Illinois
Abraham Lincoln believed in the ideal that everyone in America should have the opportunity to improve their economic and social condition. Lincoln’s life was the emb…
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National Park Service site
Lincoln Memorial
District of Columbia
"...as in the hearts of the people for whom he saved the Union, the memory of Abraham Lincoln is enshrined forever." Beneath these words, the 16th president of the U…
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National Historic Site
Maggie L Walker National Historic Site
Virginia
Maggie Lena Walker devoted her life to civil rights advancement, economic empowerment, and educational opportunities for Jim Crow-era African Americans and women. As…
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National Historic Site
Manzanar National Historic Site
California
In 1942, the United States government ordered more than 110,000 men, women, and children to leave their homes and detained them in remote, military-style camps. Manz…
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National Park Service site
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
District of Columbia
Located in downtown Washington, DC, the memorial honors Martin Luther King, Jr.'s legacy and the struggle for freedom, equality, and justice. A prominent leader in t…
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National Historical Park
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park
Georgia
Welcome to Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park & Preservation District where a young boy grows up in a time of segregation. He was moved by destiny to l…
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National Historic Site
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
District of Columbia
Mary McLeod Bethune achieved her greatest recognition at the Washington, DC townhouse that is now this National Historic Site. The Council House was the first headqu…
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National Monument
Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument
Mississippi
Medgar and Myrlie Evers were partners in the civil rights struggle. The assassination of Medgar Evers in the carport of their home on June 12, 1963, was the first mu…
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National Park Service site
National Mall and Memorial Parks
District of Columbia
This is where the nation comes to remember and where history is made. As “America’s Front Yard,” the National Mall and Memorial Parks is home to many of our country’…
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National Park Service site
National Parks of New York Harbor
New York
These 12 sites preserve more than 400 years of American history! We invite you to explore the past and investigate its relevance in our lives today. From the birth o…
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National Historical Park
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
Massachusetts
"The town itself is perhaps the dearest place to live in, in all New England..nowhere in all America will you find more patrician-like houses, parks and gardens more…
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National Memorial
Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial
California
On July 17, 1944, a massive explosion jolted the San Francisco East Bay area, shattering windows and lighting up the night sky. At Port Chicago Naval Magazine, 320 m…
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National Historic Site
President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site
Arkansas
Named for the father who died shortly before his birth, William Jefferson Blythe III later became the 42nd President of the United States. In Hope, the experiences s…
