National Center for Civil and Human Rights

Join us as we celebrate the Honorable Shirley Franklin -- first woman Mayor of Atlanta and initiator of the Center.

Learn how Black and Jewish community leaders use historic movements as a template for change today.

Discover how you can play a role in safeguarding our nation's modern-day democracy.

Young women in middle and high school are invited to explore postsecondary options and career paths that align with a variety of interests and passions. Women with a wide-range of careers and experience will be onsite to meet and talk with the middle and high school students. We will also showcase two and four year colleges,...

Hear from author Charles Dew as he shares his powerful memoir describing how the Jim Crow South indoctrinated institutional racism.

Performing artists share American Rock Star Billy Joel's German-Jewish family history, who fled Nazi Germany to overcome oppression and poverty.

How do our everyday consumer purchases impact the fair and equitable conditions of workers throughout the world?

April's SPARK Saturday highlights the impact the environment has on human rights. Waste Management will share insight into what they are doing to create a safer and ecologically-sound environment for families. There will be giveaways, family activities and more. Children under the age of 18 receive FREE admission for SPARK Saturdays, courtesy of the Ford...

The Center hosts an opening reception for HBO's "The HeLa Project". Guests will view and discuss this multi-media exhibition that tells the true story of Henrietta Lacks, an African American woman whose cells were used to create the first immortal human cell line that ultimately led to unprecedented medical breakthroughs. Her cells changed countless lives and...

CNN will present a special advance screening of its new series, “Soundtracks: Songs That Defined History”.

Join us for a special advance screening of United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell.

The Georgia Tech choirs and acclaimed pianist Jane Sapp present a community concert at the Center for Civil and Human Rights.