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In his 2015 speech recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery marches, President Obama said: | | |
When the Obama Presidential Center opens this June, spaces across campus will carry the names of some of these giants so their legacies can inspire the next generation of changemakers just as they did for President Obama.
This Black History Month, learn about the spaces that carry the names of a few of those trailblazers: educator and civil rights leader Timuel Black, abolitionist Harriet Tubman, civil rights leader John Lewis, and astronaut Mae Jemison.
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 | | Timuel Black, a Chicagoan and civil rights leader who helped end segregation in Chicago Public Schools and housing in the 1960s, will be honored at the Obama Presidential Center Museum with an exhibit on civic engagement and empowerment.
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 | | The Harriet Tubman courtyard at the Obama Presidential Center will celebrate Tubman’s legacy as an abolitionist, women’s suffrage activist, and for her work to free enslaved people.
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 | | The John Lewis Plaza, named for the civil rights icon and congressman, will serve as the entry point for the Forum, Museum, and Chicago Public Library buildings, a place visitors can gather and relax before exploring the Center.
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 | | | Mae Jemison, the first Black woman to travel into space, will be honored at the Obama Presidential Center Museum, where an exhibit about changemakers for collective action will carry her name. | | | | | |
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