U.S. Civil Rights Trail Expands with Six New Historic Sites in Four States

U.S. Civil Rights Trail Expands with Six New Historic Sites in Four States

ATLANTA, Feb. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Civil Rights Trail is expanding in 2026, with the addition of historic sites in Virginia, Louisiana, Tennessee and Florida, offering travelers new destinations to explore pivotal stories, places, and voices that shaped the nation's civil rights movement. The six new sites include: Historic Caroline County Courthouse Campus (Bowling Green, Va.) – Site of the 1959 arrest of Richard and Mildred Lovin…

Caroline County Courthouse campus added to U.S. Civil Rights Trail - Fredericksburg Free Press

The courthouse, former sheriff’s office, and old jail are at the center of the Richard and Mildred Loving case that eventually overturned laws banning interracial marriage.