A project of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), the Civil Rights Memorial Center is one of Alabama’s premiere civil rights sites and serves as the interpretive center for the Civil Rights Memorial, which honors the martyrs of the movement and inspires visitors to continue the march for racial equity and social justice. The CRMC and the Memorial are located around the corner from the historic Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, where Martin Luther King Jr. served as pastor during the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the Alabama Capitol Steps, where King spoke to thousands at the conclusion of the Selma-to-Montgomery voting rights march. The Memorial was dedicated in 1989, and was designed by Maya Lin and it sits across the street from the SPLC office building, with open plaza accessibility to visitors 24 hours day, every day of the week. Next time you travel to Alabama, stop in Montgomery and visit the CRMC.