Alabama earns global recognition for work on Civil Rights Trail
Alabama's state tourism agency is being honored for its work promoting civil rights travel in 14 U.S. states.
The office was presented with an award recognizing its marketing campaign for the U.S. Civil Rights Trail during an industry trade show Tuesday in London.
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The trail promotes museums, churches and other African American landmarks across the South. Promotional materials include video interviews with civil rights participants from the 1960s and photos of landmarks.
»TRAIL MAP: See an interactive map of the Civil Rights Trail here
Alabama oversaw the project in partnership with the Atlanta-based TravelSouth USA and the National Park Service. The trail includes sites from Kansas to Delaware, including all of the Deep South.
The state won an award for best regional destination. Other finalists included areas in Spain, India, the Canary Islands and the Netherlands, according to a news release.
