INSPIRED BY THE PAST, A VISION FOR THE FUTURE

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - Civil Rights Heritage Tour 2008

Saturday, August 16th - Sunday, 17th

You may ask, “Why such a tour?”

The current successes of Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have caused many to reconsider views and opinions relating to gender and race. Who can deny that it is a new day in America? Yet, can one fully appreciate the history that is unfolding before our eyes without an understanding of the blood, sweat and tears shed by many so a “new day” could be realized in the USA?

This timely tour will provide an opportunity for sojourners to be inspired by the past and enhance their vision for the future. Each of the cities on our itinerary played a major role in the Civil Rights movement.

Selma, Montgomery, and Birmingham are three of numerous cities whose citizens were determined to make like different for themselves and their children. Senators Clinton and Obama have both benefited hugely by sacrifices made by persons in these and many other cities.

Join us and together we will enhance our knowledge of the pivotal 60’s and further our appreciation for the history that is being made today.

SELMA, ALABAMA - Our stop in Selma begins with a visit to the National Voting Rights Museum & Institute where you will learn of the events leading to what has come to be known as Bloody Sunday, an event that played a significant role in the passing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Our own walk across the Edmund Pettus Bridge will allow us to retrace the steps of those whose commitment to freedom and justice will long be remembered. Note: There will also be a surprise Sankofa experience.


MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA - The visit to the Rosa Parks Library and Museum will take you back to events leading to December 1955, when 42,000 residents of Montgomery began a year-long boycott of city buses to protest racially segregated seating.

You will learn the roles played by persons like Jo Ann Robinson, E.D, Nixon and others, white and black, who had resolved to chip away the granite stone of Jim Crow so they could fully embrace self-determination.
 

BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA - Viewed in 1963 as the most segregated city in the nation (as well as the most racially violent), Birmingham would come to symbolize just how costly freedom could be. Church service Sunday morning at the 16th Street Baptist Church, site of the September 15, 1963, bombing that resulted in the death of four young girls, places into perspective the significant roles churches played in the Civil Rights era.

The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute is a treasure trove of multi-media exhibiting of key persons that gave so much day after day. Your walk through Kelly Ingram Park will remind you of the police dogs and water hoses that met youthful marches determined to strike a blow for justice.

Join us for this inspiring and educational tour!

For two days your feet will trod upon sacred ground. Ground fertilized by the blood, sweat and tears of those who decades earlier made a way out of no way.

• Depart Charlotte 12:15AM (Friday night, Saturday morning) Saturday, August 16, 2008

• Stops in Selma (National Voting Rights Museum, Walk across Edmund Pettis Bridge, etc.) Montgomery (Rosa Parks Library and Museum, Civil Rights Memorial Center, etc.) and Birmingham (16th Street Baptist Church, Kelly Ingram Park, Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, etc.) will all be preceded by documentaries that remind some and inform all why these cities will always be remembered.

• Lunch on Saturday will be at Martha’s, one of Montgomery’s finest eating establishments (complimentary).

• Rest yourself Saturday evening at a top hotel worthy of you weary body and feel welcome to join others on the bus who want to spend a few moments reflecting on the lessons learned from the day’s activities. A wonderful opportunity for youth and adults to listen and learn from each other.

• Sunday morning will include breakfast (complimentary) before attending church serviced at the 16th Street Baptist Church followed by a visit to the stunning Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.

• Back in Charlotte Sunday 8:30PM.

The Busses will depart Charlotte Friday night/Saturday morning – August 16, 2008 at 12:15am and return Sunday at 8:30pm.

Tour package prices start as low as $193.00 per person which includes transportation, lodging, entrance to historic cites and two complementary meals. Contact Ahmad Daniels at 704 537-1533 for additional information and to hold your seat.

Check out our Heritage Tour Packages!

• QUAD PACKAGE: $193.00 Per Person (4 People In One Room)

• TRIPLE PACKAGE: $202.00 Per Person (3 People In One Room)

• DOUBLE PACKAGE: $218.00 Per Person (2 People In One Room)

• SINGLE PACKAGE $267.00 Per Person (1 Person In The Room)

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