by Jordyn Newsome The Civil Rights Movement started around the 1950s, and its influences still ripple through America. The Civil Rights movement was pioneered by black Americans tired of the unfair and violent treatment they were subjected to by systems designed to make minorities fail. While the fight for fair rights still goes on today, it is important to remember where it all started. This is why the Atlanta-based Civil and Human Rights Museum exists: to remind us of our past and just how far we’ve come.   I originally went to … Continue reading Visit to National Center for Human and Civil Rights Museum Reveals its Importance