THE 2011 DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. HOLIDAY CELEBRATION * THE 9TH ANNUAL MARTIN LUTHER KING CIVIL RIGHTS HERITAGE TOUR * Tuesday, April 01, 2008, 10:00 PM DEPARTS FROM RALEIGH, DURHAM & CHARLOTTE RALEIGH, NC THE 2009 CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORIC HERITAGE TOUR Atlanta ~ Selma ~ Tuskegee ~ Montgomery ~ Birmingham ~ Memphis April 7-10, 2009 COMPLETE ITINERARY BELOW For the eighth consecutive year the Asheville, Durham and Raleigh MLK Committees in collaboration with The North Carolina Martin Luther King Resource Center, are pleased to sponsor a bus trip to Atlanta, Georgia; Selma, Tuskegee, Montgomery and Birmingham, Alabama; and to Memphis, Tennessee to retrace the steps of Dr. King and other civil rights heroes. This area of the country was the setting for many history making achievements by African Americans and courageous, morally principled white citizens. The whole purpose of the tour reinforces that more of us should better understand, appreciate and acknowledge how all of this relates to the present and future. During the trip, we will visit the birth home of Dr. King and walk along historic "Sweet Auburn Avenue" in Atlanta and the Martin Luther King Center where his tomb rests. We will relive the experience of the bravery of the people who endured "Bloody Sunday", then made the harrowing Selma to Montgomery March for voting rights. We will be better able to understand the inspiring words of Dr. King who led the March as well as get to know the unsung heroes, ordinary men and women who risked their lives to register Blacks to vote. We will relive Rosa Park's nonviolent protest in Montgomery that inspired the movement that helped open equal access to public facilities. We will also spend time in Birmingham and in Memphis we will visit the Internationally acclaimed National Civil Rights Museum and Lorrine Hotel where Dr. King was slain. An Excellent Experience For Youngsters As Well Most Quoted Reaction: "This Tour Was The Most Informative And Inspiring Trip I've Ever Taken" TO VIEW COMMENTS & REFLECTIONS OF CITIZENS WHO HAVE TAKEN PREVIOUS TOURS PLEASE CLICK BLUE LINE HERE: http://www.ncneighbors.com/news.wsi?group_id=3192&news_id=1 WHAT YOU WILL SEE AND VISIT * Before You Depart Learn About The Treasures You Will Visit By Clicking The Blue Line Under Each Venue Name Martin Luther King, Jr. Birth Home Museum http://www.nps.gov/malu/ Martin Luther King, Center http://www.thekingcenter.org Tuskegee Airfield & National Museum http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/tuskegee/airoverview.htm Historic Tuskegee Institute http://www.tuskegee.edu George Washington Carver Museum http://bama.ua.edu/~almuseum/g_gwcm.htm Booker T. Washington Homesite & Museum http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/tuskegee/ The Renowned National Voting Rights Museum http://www.voterights.org Historic Edmund Pettus Bridge http://www.byways.org/browse/byways/2050/places/12698 The Rosa Parks Museum http://www.tsum.edu/museum Southern Poverty Law Center Civil Rights Memorial http://www.splcenter.org/crm/memorial.jsp Dexter Avenue Baptist Church http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/civilrights/al7.htm Brown Chapel AME Church http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/civilrights/al2.htm The Famed Sixteenth Street Baptist Church http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/civilrights/al11.htm The Birmingham Civil Rights Museum http://www.bcri.org/index.html Kelly Ingram Memorial Park http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/civilrights/al10.htm The Awesome Alabama Jazz Hall Of Fame http://www.jazzhall.com Lorrine Hotel National Civil Rights Museum http://www.civilrightsmuseum.org This historic trip is scheduled for April 7-10, 2009 Tour prices start at only $325 per person which includes luxury bus transportation, entrance to 14 historic sites and 3 nights hotel lodging, fellowship dinner and an engraved souvenir tee shirt. Citizens from any State or location may take the tour. There will be room for 160 riders (3 buses). Those who confirm first will be guaranteed seats. One half deposit deadline is anytime before February 20, 2009. Full fare payment due by March 15, 2009. Quad Package, $325 per person (4 to a room) Triple Package, $355 per person (3 to a room) Double Package, $425 per person (2 to a room) Single Package, $525 per person (1 to a room) Interested individuals and groups are asked to contact any King Committee representative to reserve space. In Asheville area contact: Orleane Simmons (828) 281-1624 E-Mail Orleane In Charlotte area contact: Ahmad Daniels (704) 537-1533 E-Mail Ahmad In Durham area contact: Nelson Kerr (919) 419-0403 E-Mail Nelson In Raleigh area contact: David Prince (919) 368-5767 E-Mail David --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOUR CENTRAL COMMAND CENTER Bruce Lightner, Tour Logistical Director North Carolina Martin Luther King Resource Center, Inc. 312 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. Raleigh, North Carolina 27601 (919) 834-6264 E-Mail Bruce ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CANCELLATION POLICY Please be advised to eliminate and/or avoid last minute confusion and to offer you more flexibility in planning, please know that the Tour Committee is pleased to announce that an official Cancellation Refund Policy has now been established, i.e., - Deposits or full payments which are canceled 30 days prior to the trip will be cheerfully refunded at 100% - Deposits or full payments which are canceled 15 days prior to the trip will be refunded at 50% - Deposits or full payments which are canceled 7 days prior to the trip will not be refunded. ALL GROUPS, AGES & CULTURES WILL ENJOY THIS TOUR TYPICAL PARTICIPANT'S REMARKS AFTER RETURNING "This was the most historically enriching and emotionally fulfilling experience of my life" I T I N E R A R Y Tuesday, April 7, 2009 11:00 PM (Monday Night March 31st) Loading, MLK Memorial Gardens, Raleigh 12:00 AM Loading, Sheraton Imperial Hotel, Page Road, RTP 3:00 AM Loading, University Park Shopping Center (2123 Beatties Ford Road), Charlotte ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tuesday, April 7, 2009 12:00 AM Depart Martin Luther King Gardens, Raleigh 12:30 AM AM Depart Sheraton Imperial Hotel, Page Road, RTP 3:30 AM Buses Depart University Park Shopping Center, Charlotte -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, April 7, 2009 ~ ~ Atlanta, Tuskegee and Montgomery 6:30 AM Breakfast Stop, Bojangles, Gaffney, S.C. 9:30 AM Caravan Arrives Atlanta, Georgia 10:00 AM Tour MLK Homesite & MLK Center 12:00 PM OYO Lunch 1:00 PM Caravan Departs Atlanta Time Change @ GA-Alabama Border, Set Watches Back 1 Hour 2:30 PM Caravan Arrives Tuskegee, Alabama 3:00 PM Tour Tuskegee Airmen National Museum 4:30 PM Tour George Washington Carver Museum 5:30 PM Tour Booker T. Washington Monument/Tuskegee Campus 6:00 PM Dinner, Kellogg Conference Center, Tuskegee Campus 7:30 PM All Buses Depart For Montgomery 8:00 PM Check In Ramada Inn, 1100 West South Blvd., Montgomery, Alabama (334) 281-1660 8:30 PM Hospitality Suite Opens - Meeting Room # 2 Tour Hospitality Suite Courtesy: NC Martin Luther King Resource Center ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday, April 8, 2009 ~ ~ Selma and Montgomery, Alabama 6:00 AM Wake Up Call 6:30 AM Hotel Courtesy Breakfast 7:30 AM Buses Roll Towards Selma 9:00 AM Bus # 3 Tours National Voting Rights Museum Bus # 2 Tours Slavery & Civil War Museum Bus # 1 Takes Martin Luther King Monument Walking Tour 10:15 AM Bus # 3 Tours Slavery & Civil Rights Museum Bus # 2 Takes Martin Luther King Monument Walking Tour Bus # 1 Tours National Voting Rights Museum 11:30 AM Walk Across Historic Edmund Pettus Bridge 11:40 AM Bridge Crossing Prayer Of Unity 11:45 AM Bridge Group Photo 12:00 PM Light Lunch, Wallace Community College Cafeteria 1:15 PM Depart For Montgomery ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Wednesday, April 8, 2009 ~ ~ Montgomery, Alabama 2:15 PM Arrive Montgomery, Alabama 2:30 PM Tour Rosa Parks Museum 4:30 PM Southern Poverty Law Center Civil Rights Memorial 5:45 PM Ride By Dexter Avenue Baptist Church 5:55 PM Ride By Home Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 6:30 PM Brotherhood Dinner, Martha's Restaurant (Courtesy WRAL-TV & Progress Energy) 8:00 PM Return to Montgomery Ramada Inn 8:30 PM Hospitality Suite Opens - - - Meeting Room # 2: Tour Hospitality Suite Courtesy N.C. Martin Luther King Resource Center, Inc. 9:00 PM Tour Youth Talent Show ---------------------------------------------------- Thursday, April 9, 2009 ~ ~ Birmingham, Alabama 6:00 AM Wake Up Call 6:30 AM Hotel Courtesy Breakfast 7:30 PM Depart For Birmingham, Alabama 9:30 AM Arrive Birmingham 10:00 AM Tour Famed Sixteenth Street Baptist Church 11:30 AM Tour Birmingham Civil Rights Museum 1:00 PM Walk Through Kelly Ingram Park 1:45 PM Buses Depart Downtown Birmingham For Memphis 2:15 PM Highway Lunch Stop 6:00 PM Buses Arrive Memphis, Tennessee 6:15 PM Check In Hotel- Ramada Inn America's Suites, 1837 Union Avenue, Memphis (901) 278-4100 7:45 PM OYO Beal Stree Freelance Tour (Have Fun) ------------------------------------------------- Friday, April 10, 2009 ~ ~ Memphis, Tennessee 7:00 AM Wake Up Call 7:30 AM Hotel Courtesy Breakfast 8:45 AM Buses Depart For Downtown Memphis 9:15 AM Group Photo With Tee-Shirts On, Entrance to Lorraine Hotel 9:30 AM Tour National Civil Rights Museum (Lorrine Hotel) 12:30 Buses Depart Mephis For North Carolina 1:30 PM Highway Lunch Stop 7:00 PM Highway Dinner Stop ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Saturday, April 10, 2009 ~ ~ Homeward Bound Time Change At Tennessee/North Carolina Line Set Watches Up One Hour 12:45 AM Buses Arrive In Charlotte 4:00 AM Buses Arrive In Durham 4:30 AM Buses Arrive In Raleigh ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yes, I'm Interested. Please Hold Space For Me/Us For The 2009 Heritage Tour: Mail This Form To: MLK Heritage Tour 2009 Martin Luther King Resource Center Post Office Box 28696 Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-8696 Name: __________________________________________________ Address: ________________________________________________ City/Town: ______________________________ Zip______________ Phone: (_________) _____________________ E-Mail: ______________________________________ Number Of People In My Group: ______ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CITIES & TOWNS REPRESENTED OF CITIZENS WHO HAVE TAKEN THE TOUR (To Date) Glendale, California San Bernardine, California San Diego, California Seaside, California Union City, California Boulder, Colorado Denver, Colorado Hartford, Connecticut Stamford, Connecticut Washington, D.C. London, England Jacksonville, Florida Miami, Florida Roseland, Florida Tampa, Florida Chicago, Illinois Cicero, Illinois Boston, Massachusetts Milord, Massachusetts Saint Louis, Missouri Las Vegas, Nevada Franklin Park, New Jersey Newark, New Jersey Albuquerque, New Mexico Santa Fe, New Mexico Albany, New York Golden Bridge, New York New York, New York Apex, North Carolina Asheville, North Carolina Brahma, North Carolina Burrow, North Carolina Burlington, North Carolina Burnsville, North Carolina Cary, North Carolina Cedar Grove, North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina Clayton, North Carolina Dunn, North Carolina Durham, North Carolina Elm City, North Carolina Fayetteville, North Carolina Garland, North Carolina Garner, North Carolina Greensboro, North Carolina Greenville, North Carolina Henderson, North Carolina Hillsborough, North Carolina Holly Springs, North Carolina Huntersville, North Carolina Jefferson, North Carolina Knightdale, North Carolina Lucama, North Carolina Maggie Valley, North Carolina Medan, North Carolina Raleigh, North Carolina Smithfield, North Carolina Wake Forest, North Carolina Washington, North Carolina Wendell, North Carolina Wilmington, North Carolina Winston-Salem, North Carolina Wilson, North Carolina Zebulon, North Carolina Canton, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio Columbus, Ohio Toledo, Ohio Salem, Oregon Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Cayce, South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina Spartanburg, South Carolina Austin, Texas Dallas, Texas Elgin, Texas Houston, Texas Rowlett, Texas Salt Lake City, Utah Chase City, Virginia Chesapeake, Virginia Hampton, Virginia Petersburg, Virginia Richmond, Virginia Appleton, Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin ============================================== TO VIEW COMMENTS & REFLECTIONS OF CITIZENS WHO HAVE TAKEN PREVIOUS TOURS PLEASE CLICK BLUE LINE HERE: http://www.ncneighbors.com/news.wsi?group_id=3192&news_id=1