Atlanta’s National Center for Civil and Human Rights celebrates 10-year anniversary

The National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta.
The National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta, Jan. 30, 2024. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

Atlanta’s National Center for Civil and Human Rights (NCCHR) turns 10 years old this year, and it’s expected to expand by approximately 24,000 square feet in the near future, according to the Center’s director of exhibitions Lance Wheeler and director of communications James Richards.

In celebration, a new exhibit in the Morehouse College Martin Luther King Jr. collection highlights how important the year 1964 was to the Civil Rights Movement.

The new exhibit’s title, “We Who Believe in Freedom: 1964 – A Transformative Year in Civil Rights,” is inspired by the tune “Ella’s Song” by Sweet Honey in the Rock, a sonic homage to Civil Rights leader Ella Baker.