International Civil Rights
Walk of Fame

How can one stand in the footsteps of civil rights icons such as Congressman John Lewis, Justice Thurgood Marshall and Rosa Parks? This impossible feat can be accomplished when the footprints of these and many other, noted civil rights leaders are embedded in the promenade at the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site.

The International Civil Rights Walk of Fame was created to pay homage to the brave warriors of justice who sacrificed and struggled to make equality a reality for all and is expected to enhance the historic value of the area, enrich cultural heritage, and augment tourist attractions.

The “Walk of Fame” is the brain child of Xernona Clayton, President of the Trumpet Awards Foundation and a civil rights “shero” in her own right. Ms. Clayton says, “This will be a lasting memorial to those whose contributions were testaments to the fact that human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable.”

International Civil Rights Walk of Fame inaugural inductees included: Juanita J. Abernathy; Ralph David Abernathy; Ivan Allen; Julian Bond; Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States; Medgar Evers; Dorothy Height; Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.; Frank M. Johnson; Lyndon Baines Johnson, 36th President of the United States; John Lewis; Evelyn G. Lowery; Joseph E. Lowery; Thurgood Marshall; Rosa Parks; Hosea Williams; and Andrew Young. These civil rights giants represent the first phase of the Walk of Fame; there are 600 spaces designated for future placement of worthy footsteps.

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