National Center for the Study of Civil Rights and African-American Culture

National Center for the Study of Civil Rights and African-American Culture

The National Center for the Study of Civil Rights and African-American Culture is located on the campus of historic Alabama State University there is a place for scholars, students, lay historians and all those interested in studying the modern Civil Rights Movement and Montgomery's place in it.

The mission of the Alabama State University Center for the Study of Civil Rights and African-American Culture is two-fold: to serve as a clearinghouse for information concerning Montgomery, Alabama's pivotal role in the shaping and development of the modern civil rights movement, and to preserve and disseminate information reflective of socioeconomic conditions, political culture, and history of African-Americans in Montgomery.