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Since its grand opening in 2011 the Mays Site
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SINCE ITS GRAND OPENING ON APRIL 26, 2011 THE MAYS SITE HAS HOSTED SCHOOLS, REUNIONS, CONCERTS, AND EDUCATED MANY ABOUT DR MAYS’ IMPACT ON THEIR LIFE
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GLEAMNS DR. BENJAMIN E. MAYS HISTORICAL PRESERVATION SITETENS OF THOUSANDS VISIT THE MAYS Here on site we have the birth home of Dr. Benjamin E. Mays that was moved from the Epworth Community to the Historical Site in 2004. We have the original Burns Spring School from the Epworth area that is identical to the Brickhouse School that Dr. Mays attended as a child. We also have The Barn that serves as modern museum.
THE MUSEUM CAPTURES DR. MAYS’ LIFE IN OVER 100 PROFESSIONALLY FRAMED PHOTOS AND CONTAINS MANY OF HIS PERSONAL ITEMS. THE MUSEUM CONTAINS A THEATRE THAT SEATS FIFTY-FIVE AND IS EQUIPPED WITH TV/DVD SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS VISITORS TO THE SITE TO HEAR AND SEE FILMS, SPEECHES AND SERMONS BY AND ABOUT DR. MAYS AND HIS EXTRAORDINARY LIFE.
The centerpiece of the Site is a seven foot bronze statue of Dr. Mays that sits on a four foot granite base. The beautifully landscaped grounds are a warm and inviting site to behold. The flowers, cotton field, and garden set the stage for visitors to experience a small piece of ground reminiscent of the childhood of this iconic Civil Rights leader.
Visitors to the Mays Site receive a guided tour that typically lasts more than an hour. The tours are conducted by our director, our curator, or one of our trained and knowledgeable volunteer staff. During our ten years in operation tens of thousands of visitors have visited the Mays Site. School groups, family reunions, Class reunions, youth groups, sports teams, civic organizations, churches and other religious organization, senior tours, bus tours, fraternities and sororities, have all visited the Mays Site during its decade of existence. The Mays Site has been branded as one of the top ten places in the United States to learn African American and Civil Rights history.
