Center for Civil and Human Rights Archives - WITNESS https://www.witness.org/tag/center-for-civil-and-human-rights/ Human Rights Video Wed, 30 Jul 2014 18:39:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 76151064 Center for Civil and Human Rights Opens, Features WITNESS in Permanent Collection https://www.witness.org/center-civil-human-rights-opens-features-witness-permanent-collection/ Wed, 30 Jul 2014 18:39:48 +0000 https://www.witness.org/?p=2745 The Center for Civil and Human Rights opened in Atlanta this June to connect the “American Civil Rights Movement to today’s Global Human Rights Movements.”

Through a series of ongoing exhibitions and a permanent collection, the organization hopes to create a space where visitors understand the role they play in protecting the rights of people throughout the world.

WITNESS is honored to have its work featured in “Collective Freedom,” a permanent installation in the center’s 43,000-square-foot facility.

Established in 2007, the Center opened to the public in late June 2014. The New York Times describes how the center “represents a fresh approach to teaching and applying the lessons of history” by embracing a global perspective on civil and human rights.

A good description of its design and organization can be read at The Burton Wire.

Image: The Human Rights Movement gallery at the Center for Civil and Human Rights.

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