I had such a good experience here, this museum was honestly one of my favorites. There's so much…read morehistory in here, from handwritten letters by Martin Luther King Jr. to powerful videos of his speeches, and exhibits that highlight stories like Emmett Till that really hit you emotionally. One of the things I appreciated most was learning more about the Freedom Riders, activists who rode buses through the South to challenge segregation laws and faced a lot of violence for it. I realized there was so much about the civil rights movement that I didn't know, and this museum really brought those stories to life. My favorite part was an interactive exhibit where you sit at a diner counter and experience what it was like from the point of view of a Black person during that time. You hear white men behind you yelling racist slurs, threatening you, and telling you to leave, and then you hear fighting and violence happening right behind you. It felt very real. It was really heavy and emotional, honestly hard to sit through, but it stuck with me the most. Overall, I loved it. If you're in the area, I definitely recommend going. It's powerful, educational, and something everyone should experience at least once.

Opens your eyes into the unnecessary abuse of people based solely on the color of their skin or the…read moresupport of those with a distinct color. The stupidity of the abuse and those that promoted is apparent.