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The Road to the Promised Land: Martin Luther King Jr. & the Civil Rights Movement
Featuring photographs, facsimiles of landmark documents, and quotations by Dr. King and others engaged in the struggle for civil rights, this exhibit surveys the Civil Rights Movement from the emergence of Martin Luther King Jr. in the Montgomery bus boycott of 1955 through the 1990s.
Exhibit
40 black and white posters laminated on 20 wood-framed panels.
Panel topics include:
- Rosa Parks today
- Montgomery’s integrated City Council
- Marian Wright Edelman
- Jesse Jackson
- Environmental racism
- Barbara Jordan
- Malcolm X
- Congressional Black Caucus
- Los Angeles Riot
- Lorraine Motel as museum
- King Center in Atlanta
Exhibit format
Available as wall-hanging or freestanding exhibit. Panels measure 21” wide x 69” high. Freestanding panels (10 double-sided units) attach to wooden poles to stand 76” high.
Freestanding version:
Shipping weight (3 fiber cases): 205 lbs. 155 lbs. (2 copies)
Floor space required: 15’ x 10’
Wall-hanging version:
Shipping weight (1 wooden crate): 220 lbs. 250 lbs.
Wall space required: 37’ (running)
Supplemental materials
- Brochures, illustrated summary of Dr. King’s life, faith, education, philosophy; Discussion of issues and debates regarding the Movement. 50 copies each, free with exhibit.
- Poster featuring classic image of Dr. King preaching. 5 copies free with exhibit.
Available for rental
- VHS videos
- America's War on Poverty (5 part series)
- Crossover: A Story on Desegregation