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Southern US Cities Preserve Civil Rights Heritage to Boost Tourism


Southern US Cities Preserve Civil Rights Heritage to Boost Tourism
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There has been a surge of interest in the American civil rights movement of the 1950s and '60s, thanks in part to the Hollywood motion picture "Selma." Five decades later, communities in the South are embracing the dark chapters of their past with hopes of luring tourism dollars. VOA's Chris Simkins reports.

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