- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Albany Civil Rights Movement Museum
- Creator:
- Turner, Irene
- Date of Original:
- 2007-06-15
- Subject:
- Civil rights movements--Museums--Georgia--Albany
Albany (Ga.)--Race relations--History
Museums--Georgia--Albany
Albany Civil Rights Movement Museum (Albany, Ga.)
Albany Movement (Albany, Ga.)
Mt. Zion First Baptist Church (Albany, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Dougherty County, Albany, 31.57851, -84.15574
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about the Albany Civil Rights Movement Museum, which commemorates the 1960s civil rights movement in southwest Georgia. The museum is housed in the old Mt. Zion Baptist Church where mass meetings were held, including the first mass meeting of the Albany Movement in November, 1961.
The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/education/albany-civil-rights-institute/
- Rights Holder:
- If you wish to use content from the NGE site for commercial use, publication, or any purpose other than fair use as defined by law, you must request and receive written permission from the NGE. Such requests may be directed to: Permissions/NGE, University of Georgia Press, 330 Research Drive, Athens, GA 30602.
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Contributing Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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