In the early 1960s the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was very active in Albany, Georgia registering black voters; staging mass protests and boycotts; and attempting to integrate bus stations and businesses. Police Chief Laurie Pritchett responded by arresting the protesters, including Martin Luther King Jr., for disturbing the peace. So many people were arrested that the jails in Albany and the surrounding communities were overwhelmed with a dozen people in cells meant for four. The Civil Rights Institute allows visitors to follow the story with photographs and audio and video recordings.
Everything is accessible.
There are a few parking spaces for cars in front of the museum. A large parking lot where RVs will fit is located at the east end of the block. Institute
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