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TUESDAY, APRIL 19
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11:00 PM
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THE 11TH ANNUAL MARTIN LUTHER KING CIVIL RIGHTS HERITAGE TOUR
Raleigh NC
Departs From Raleigh, Durham & Charlotte
COST: $345.00
CONTACT: Bruce Lightner
PHONE: (919) 834-6264
EMAIL: brucelig@king-raleigh.org
WEB: http://www.king-raleigh.org/register/register-selma.cfm
THE 2011 CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORIC HERITAGE TOUR
April 19 - April 22, 2011
COMPLETE ITINERARY BELOW
For the eleventh consecutive year the Asheville, Charlotte, 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. The award-winning excursion will visit historical monuments and museums in the bedrock areas of "The Movement's" epic center.
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.
Many historians have acknowledged that the work and sacrifices of Dr. King and other pioneers of the Civil Rights Movement helped pave the way for the election of America's first African American President. Museums in Montgomery, Birmingham and Memphis are adding new attractions which will highlight and educate citizens with timelines and events which helped change the trajectory of multiracial attitudes and voting patterns nationwide.
An Excellent Experience For Youngsters As Well
TO VIEW COMMENTS & REFLECTIONS OF CITIZENS
WHO HAVE TAKEN PREVIOUS TOURS PLEASE CLICK BLUE LINE HERE:
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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://www.nps.gov/gwca/ Booker T. Washington Museum http://www.nps.gov/history/museum/exhibits/tuskegee/btwoaks.htm The Renowned National Voting Rights Museum http://www.nvrm.org/ Historic Edmund Pettus Bridge http://www.byways.org/browse/byways/2050/places/12698 The Rosa Parks Museum http://montgomery.troy.edu/rosaparks/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.nps.gov/semo/historyculture/brown-chapel-ame-church.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 Motel National Civil Rights Museum http://www.civilrightsmuseum.org
This historic trip is scheduled for April 19 - April 22, 2011
Tour prices start at only $345 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 25, 2011. Full fare payment due by March 15, 2011.
Quad Package, $345 per person (4 to a room)
Triple Package, $375 per person (3 to a room)
Double Package, $445 per person (2 to a room)
Single Package, $545 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: Delores Reid Smith (704) 532-6403 E-Mail Delores
In Durham area contact: Nelson Kerr (919) 419-0403 E-Mail Nelson
In Raleigh area contact: David Prince (919) 368-5767 E-Mail David
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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
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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. Cancellations made prior to the 45 day window will be deducted a $25 per person administrative fee.
- Deposits or full payments which are canceled 45 days prior
to the trip will be cheerfully refunded at 100%
- Deposits or full payments which are canceled 30 days prior
to the trip will be refunded at 50%
- Deposits or full payments which are canceled 15 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 19, 2011
11:00 PM (Monday Night April 18th) 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
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Tuesday, April 19, 2011
12:00 AM Depart Martin Luther King Gardens, Raleigh
12:30 AM Depart Sheraton Imperial Hotel, Page Road, RTP
3:30 AM Buses Depart University Park Shopping Center, Charlotte
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Tuesday, April 19, 2011 ~ ~ ~ Atlanta and Tuskegee
6:00 AM Breakfast Stop
8:45 AM Caravan Arrives Atlanta, Georgia
9:00 AM Tour MLK Tomb & MLK National Museum Site
11:00 AM Board Bus For Tuskegee, Lunch Stop @ McDonald's
12:00 PM Buses Depart Atlanta for Tuskegee
Time Change @ GA-Alabama Border, Set Watches Back 1 Hour
12:45 PM Caravan Arrives Tuskegee, Alabama
1:00 PM Tour George Washington Carver Museum
2:00 PM Tour Tuskegee Airmen National Museum
3:00 PM Tour Booker T. Washington Monument/Tuskegee Campus
5:00 PM Dinner, Kellogg Conference Center, Tuskegee Campus
7:00 PM Check In, Courtyard By Marriott, 1200 Hilmar Ct, Montgomery
8:30 PM Hospitality Suite Opens - Courtesy: WRAL-TV, AT&T N.C., News & Observer, N.C. Bankers Association, Bojangles, Progress Energy, Pepsi Bottling Company, York Properties
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Wednesday, April 20, 2011 ~ ~ ~ Selma, 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
12:00 PM Lunch Wallace Community College
1:15 PM Depart For Montgomery
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Wednesday, April 20, 2011 ~ ~ ~ Montgomery, Alabama
2:30 PM Tour Rosa Parks Museum
4:30 PM Tour Southern Poverty 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 Courtyard by Marriott Montgomery, Alabama
8:30 PM Hospitality Suite Opens - - - Meeting Room # ___: Hospitality Suite Courtesy: WRAL-TV, AT&T N.C., News & Observer, N.C. Bankers Association, Bojangles, Progress Energy, Pepsi Bottling Company, York Properties
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Thursday, April 21, 2011 ~ ~ ~ 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 Lunch Stop, Glory Family Dinning, Fairfield, Alabama
6:00 PM Buses Arrive Memphis, Tennessee
6:15 PM Check In - Holiday Inn Select, 5795 Poplar Avenue , Memphis
7:30 PM OYO Beale Street Freelance Tour (Have Fun)
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Friday, April 22, 2011 ~ ~ ~ Memphis, Tennessee
6:30 AM Wake Up Call (Put On Your Tour Tee Shirt)
7:00 AM Breakfast @ McDonalds or I-HOP
8:15 AM Buses Depart For Downtown Memphis
9:30 AM Tour National Civil Rights Museum (Lorrine Hotel)
1:30 PM Buses Depart Memphis For North Carolina
2:15 PM Highway Lunch Stop
2:15 PM Highway Dinner Stop
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Saturday, April 22, 2011 ~ ~ ~ Homeward Bound
Time Change At Tennessee/North Carolina Line Set Watches Up One Hour
1:45 AM Buses Arrive In Asheville
5:00 AM Buses Arrive In Durham
5:30 AM Buses Arrive In Raleigh
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MLK Heritage Tour 2011
Martin Luther King Resource Center
Post Office Box 28696
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-8696
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If by chance you can't find a way to join us this year .. please note that next year's tour will be held 2012 Tour Dates Will Be Announced Soon
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