National Center for the Study of Civil Rights and African American Culture (Montgomery, Alabama)

African American Civil Rights Network

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

The Center is a research institute and repository for the collection of civil rights and African American cultural documents, artifacts, and other memorabilia. The collection encompasses and allows for the study of the interdisciplinary, diverse, and disparate character of civil rights and African American culture.

The National Center for the Study of Civil Rights and African American Culture became part of the African American Civil Rights Network in 2023.

The African American Civil Rights Network recognizes the African American Civil Rights Movement in the United States and the sacrifices made by those who fought against discrimination and segregation. Created by the African American Civil Rights Act of 2017, and coordinated by the National Park Service, the Network tells the stories of the people, places, and events of the U.S. African American Civil Rights Movement through a collection of public and private resources to include properties, facilities, and programs.