International Civil Rights Walk of Fame

The International Civil Rights Walk of Fame is a historic promenade that honors some of the activists involved in the Civil Rights Movement and other national and global civil rights activists. It was created in 2004, and is located at the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site in Atlanta. The site also contains an outdoor exhibit that showcases, in granite and bronze, the footstep impressions of those honored.

According to the National Park Service, which runs the historic site, the Walk of Fame was created "to give recognition to those courageous soldiers of justice who sacrificed and struggled to make equality a reality for all." The Walk of Fame has enriched historic value and cultural heritage to the area it is located, priming it into a tourist attraction.

The Walk of Fame is a product of Xernona Clayton, an American civil rights activist and executive broadcaster who founded the Trumpet Awards to recognize black excellence. Xernona has also run the Trumpet Awards Foundation since its inception in 2004 which has partnered with the Parks Services in putting on the Walk of Fame. In the National Historic Site location, the Walk of Fame averaged around 800,000 visitors a year.

Beginning in 2012, inductions will be held every two years.

In 2019 it was announced that new additions to the Walk of Fame as well as duplicates of 15 of the existing members would be installed at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights in downtown Atlanta.

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