center for civil and human rights

Worth a visit, very informative in an enjoyable way opposite the World of Coca Cola so if you have parked the car (which is a $10 flat rate) then take the time to visit both.

A must see while visiting Atlanta. A lot is packed at the center, but combining history of civil rights and bridging to human rights issues heighten visitors' awareness on all the ills of social issues around us.

This was definitely a great tour. There were all types of people visiting. It doesn't not just encompass civil rights of blacks but the rights of the LGBT, humans, and woman rights. The tour if done right is a self-guided tour that last 1.5-2 hours. They have some great exhibits. One exhibit they have is where you sit at a counter as if you are participating in a sit-in. With the headphones on, it simulates the experience. This will be life changing. It is definitely worth $10 and honestly should cost more.

Don't miss this one! Scored a Groupon for this newish ATL museum and am so glad I did. I had no idea what to expect. While the topics of civil and human rights can be depressing this museum presented the information in very engaging ways that will appeal to visitors of all ages. The whole thing was really well done. The human rights exhibit was informative and very current.

You will step into history and actually feel what it was like during that era. Its very emotional and a must for all youth to visit. Just reading a book does not compare to this.No dislikes

The museum is very well made. The information is given in many different ways so it's hard to get bored. It's sometimes heartbreaking but also something you need to have seen and be aware of. It's important that history doesn't repeat itself

Excellent and informative about a very emotional subject. I found out a lot and some things I wasn't aware of. I would recommend that you take at least two to three hours to do justice to all of the sections. The on going human rights exhibit was excellent and addressed issues that may be uncomfortable for some but deserve to be aired

What an amazing way to experience just slightly what happened during this time in history. The lunch counter is an eye opener and really makes you appreciate what other human beings went through and really makes you question how other human beings could treat others the way they did! Go here, you will not regret it.a

Very well set up, reasonably priced, informative, sometimes harrowing, always thought provoking. Leave your prejudices at the door and immerse yourself in a world of scarily recent history on floors 1 & 2, then perhaps take a moment to pause and discover on the third floor what discrimination we have have in our world right now that might seem equally as abhorrent in another 60 years time. Highly recommended for anyone mature enough to understand. My only concern was that an American school tour was allowed to roam freely around the exhibits without having been briefed on how to behave appropriately in a space which should be reserved for reflection and consideration. Neither their teachers nor museum staff reigned the boisterous behaviour in, which was a pity - particularly for the elderly lady in the room who was clearly able to remember events like this first hand.A must do whilst in Atlanta!

This was our first visit. We had some friends visiting from out of town. The exhibits are absolutely amazing & powerful, particularly the lunch counter exhibit. You sit at a lunch counter, put on headphones & for about 1 minute 45 seconds you hear & feel what it was like to be an African American at the lunch counter in a southern all white restaurant. The multi media exhibits are incredible. Be sure to change the channels on the TV at the entrance to the exhibit to listen to some incredibly stupid southern segregationists speak. It is amazing. The whole exhibit took us about 2 hours. Do not miss this special place.

This new museum in the center of Atlanta is well done depicting many of the events in the civil rights struggle in our country and in other areas around the world. The day we visited there were many school classes which made for a crowded visit and quite a bit of noise, but it was good to see them there. You could spend a whole day here if you wanted to read all the writing, listen to all of the recordings and watch all of the video. Do not miss sitting at the lunch counter for your most memorable experience.

The Center for Civil and Human Rights is a must see experience for both visitors to and residents of Atlanta. Created by a man with a background in theatre, the main gallery, Roll Down Like Water: The American Civil Rights Movement, is possibly one of the best exhibits I’ve ever experienced. There is a lot of detail about Jim Crow laws in the South, Atlanta’s thriving African American community, key players in the movement, important moments in the movement and the assassination of Martin King Jr. You will also read about white leaders in Atlanta who helped to make it the most progressive city in the south during the desegregation era. The way that the exhibit is laid out and presented with open spaces and closed spaces, dark areas and light makes it such a moving experience. Be sure to stand in the line to experience what a lunch counter sit-in would have heard and felt like. The upstairs exhibit highlights the struggles for human rights in the world today, including the United States, and the downstairs exhibit contains a small collection of some of the papers of MLK.I would recommend waiting until your child is in at least third grade before attending. The Center is designed to be a moving experience and it is.

the centre is set out to explain the history and subsequent events that led to the antisegregation laws in the USA. Dealing with Martin Luther King jnf., bussing, the marches, demonstrations etc. the exhibits finish with examples of violations of civil rights in today's world-really excellent. Informative and yet sobering experience.Well worth the visit. We had just seen the film "Selma" and thus brought it all to life.

Went recently with my friends and her kids they are african american. The whole place is well laid out and starts with the black/white segregation and examples of the laws and news at that time with TV blurbs and reports. It also shows Atlanta's direct involvement with the civil rights movement and Martin Luther King - there is a whole separate section dedicated to him. After the civil rights battles in the south it leads in to unfairness and injustices across the world, including LGBT right, the rights of workers and children in poor countries and people living under oppressive regimes. There is a lot of reading material so probably would not hold young childrens attention so well but there are some interactive screens and exhibits. They lunch counter at Woolworths is a bit grim if you are any kind of reasonable and non-prejudiced person. All in all educational and worth the money.

It looks small from the outside but it is huge inside and has a lot of great things for you to experience and understand the need for Civil and Human rights