Explore Virginia’s Sites on the U.S. Civil Rights Trail

Trace the path of the Civil Rights Movement through Virginia, where community leaders, students, and brave individuals fought for equality. Virginia’s sites on the U.S. Civil Rights Trail bring history to life and allow visitors to explore the multi-faceted fight for justice and equal rights that continues today.

Want to go deeper? Reflect, learn, and connect with the people and moments that defined the Civil Rights Movement by tuning in to the Virginia Civil Rights Podcast. The series focuses on significant events that happened in Virginia during the Civil Rights Movement, sharing stories of everyday citizens who exhibited strength and heroism to force change around them.

Featured Sites on the trail

Robert Russa Moton Museum

  • 900 Griffin Blvd

The Robert Russa Moton Museum is the national center for the study of Civil Rights in Education. Named a National Historic…

Fredericksburg Civil Rights Trail

  • 601 Caroline Street

The Fredericksburg Civil Rights Trail follows the stories and sites of the local Civil Rights movement and highlights the role of…

Virginia Civil Rights Memorial

  • Capitol Square

In 1951, Barbara Johns and other students led a strike to protest the conditions at their racially segregated school. The students…

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