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An idea from the movement
The Center was conceived by figures from the civil rights movement, among them Evelyn Lowery, Juanita Abernathy, Andrew Young and John Lewis. It is a museum dedicated to the achievements of the American civil rights movement and of the wider movement for human rights around the world.


A building at Pemberton Place
A design by Philip Freelon, working with HOK, was chosen in 2009. Ground was broken on 27 June 2012 on land at Pemberton Place donated by the Coca-Cola Company, and the museum opened to the public on 23 June 2014.
Papers, galleries and renewal
The Center displays items from the Morehouse College Martin Luther King Jr. Collection, acquired in 2006. A renovation in 2025 added six galleries, including features for children under 12.



