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Designed as the home of the new Museum of Civil Rights (MCR), the MCR will focus on the civil rights movement in the northeastern United States and feature elements designed to reflect the neighborhood’s vernacular. The museum will have a particular emphasis on the contemporary struggles for civil rights, political rights, and social justice. Sharpton s National Action Network (NAN) will also establish its headquarters in one of the buildings.
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As the draft scope of work outlines, the project would include The Harlem Forum, a flexible programming space in a tower overlooking the city; The Harlem Lab for Social Change, a laboratory for social justice media production and the creative arts; and The Rooftop Teaching Garden, an education space that will double as a site for harvesting fresh fruits and vegetables.