CULTURAL TOURS
Civil Rights
Your Itinerary
March 17 - Arrive in Atlanta
You’ll make your way to Atlanta, the heart of the Civil Rights Movement and the home of
Martin Luther King, Jr. Check in to the hotel and enjoy dinner.
March 18 - Atlanta, Anniston and Birmingham
Today you’ll visit the National Center for Civil and Human Rights. This museum is dedicated
to the achievements of the Civil Rights movement in America and the broader Human
Rights movements around the world. This afternoon you’ll travel to Anniston to the Freedom
Riders National Monument in Anniston. See the former Greyhound Bus Station, where in
1961, a mob attacked the integrated group of white and black Freedom Riders promoting
the Federal ruling that Interstate bus travel could not be segregated. Then stop at the site of
the bus burning. Continue on to Birmingham for dinner and overnight. After dinner, join an
informal talk this evening on the “History and Power of Memory."
March 19 - Birmingham
This morning, participate in a tour of the 16th Street Baptist Church. Here 4 young girls
were killed in a racially motivated bombing. The church continues to serve its community
today and is a landmark of the Birmingham Civil Rights District. Continue on to the
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute and learn more about the Civil Rights Movement of the
1950’s and 60’s. Afterward visit Kelly Ingram Park and Bethel Baptist Church. Return
to hotel for dinner and overnight. After dinner, join an informal talk, “From Extremism to
Inclusion.”
March 20 - Selma
Enjoy a visit to the Brown Chapel AME Church and Selma Interpretative Center. Travel
the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail and conditions permitting, walk across the
Edmund Pettus Bridge. Continue to your Montgomery hotel for dinner and overnight.
March 21 - Montgomery
This morning visit the Rosa Parks Museum, Dexter Avenue, the King Memorial Church and
the Dexter Parsonage Museum. This afternoon take a driving tour of other sites, including
the Alabama State Capitol, First Baptist Church on Ripley Street, Holt Street Baptist Church
and City of St. Jude. Visit the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, also known as the
Lynching Memorial. Return to hotel for dinner and overnight. After dinner, join an informal
talk “When Fear and Hate meet Religion, Color and Ethnicity.”
March 22 - Tuskegee
Discover the remarkable history of Tuskegee, Alabama with visits to the Tuskegee History
Center, Butler Chapel AME Zion Church, Tuskegee University and the Tuskegee Airmen
National Historical Site. This afternoon continue to Atlanta to check in to your hotel for
dinner and overnight. After dinner, join an informal talk “The Words of Martin Luther King in
today’s context.”
March 23 - Atlanta
Martin Luther King National Historic Park which includes the birthplace of MLK, The King
Center, and Ebenezer Baptist Church. This afternoon visit the APEX Museum. Return to
hotel for dinner and overnight. After dinner, join an informal talk “What do we do now?”
March 24 - Return Home
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