Juneteenth reminds us that freedom wasn’t given—it was fought for.
This year, I made a commitment to explore more of the Civil Rights Trail, to stand in the places where Black history was made, challenged, and reclaimed.
Here are 3 powerful museums in the American South that will leave you changed:
📍Natchez Museum of African American History and Culture (MS) – Small but deeply interactive. You can touch the exhibits and feel the stories of generations who lived, worked, and resisted in Natchez. visitnatchez
📍Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (AL) – Across from the 16th Street Baptist Church, this space honors the struggle with truth, dignity, and depth. It brings the civil rights movement to life in a way that’s impossible to forget. inbirmingham bhamcivilrights
📍Mississippi Civil Rights Museum (Jackson, MS) – Bold, immersive, and brutally honest. If you’re lucky, you’ll meet Hezekiah Watkins—the youngest Freedom Rider, and one of the youngest people ever sentenced to death i...