National Center for Civil and Human Rights (NCCHR)

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Located in downtown Atlanta, the National Center for Civil and Human Rights (NCCHR) is a museum that explores the connections between the U.S. civil rights movement and the global struggle for human rights.

Photograph by Bradley Huchteman

Color photograph of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights in downtown Atlanta.

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