Civil War to Civil Rights

Two of our nation’s turning points are linked in the history of Atlanta: the road to freedom that began with Abraham Lincoln, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the Civil War and the path toward social justice that led to the American Civil Rights Movement. In recognition of the 200th anniversary of Lincoln’s birth and the 50th anniversary of the Atlanta Student Movement, the Atlanta History Center presents Civil War to Civil Rights – a series of exhibitions and programming that explores our American history from the 1860s through the 1960s.

The exhibitions featured in the Civil War to Civil Rights series are Let Your Motto Be Resistance: African American Portraits (January 30 – April 25, 2010), Voices Across the Color Line: The Atlanta Student Movement 50th Anniversary (March 15 – September 25, 2010), With Malice Toward None: The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition (September 4 – November 6, 2010), and Turning Point: The American Civil War (Atlanta History Center signature exhibition). Each exhibition and accompanying programming explores the philosophies, historical figures, and activism that led the United States from Civil War to civil rights.

Civil War to Civil Rights is presented by the Scott Hudgens Family Foundation, Georgia Power, and Macy’s.

Voices Across the Color Line: The Atlanta Student Movement 50th Anniversary	With Malice Toward None: The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition
Through photographs, documents, and contemporary oral history interviews with Atlanta student leaders, Voices Across the Color Line commemorates the 50th anniversary of the formation of the Atlanta Student Movement.	Celebrates the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth and traces his growth from prairie lawyer to preeminent statesman.
Turning Point: The American Civil War
Explore the most critical conflict in our nation's history through one of the nation's largest exhibitions on the Civil War featuring more than 1,500 original artifacts, photographs, dioramas, videos, and interactive components.