Living History: A Journey Through the Civil Rights Movement
Itinerary
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Sunday, January 5 |
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5:00
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Arrive |
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6:00
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Dinner |
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Film on Philadelphia and Freedom Summer |
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Monday, January 6 |
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7:30 a.m. |
Leave for the Delta |
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10:00 a.m. |
Meeting at Hiram R. Revels United Methodist Church with panel of persons involved in the Civil Rights Movement moderated by Thelma Barnes. |
(662) 335-3245 |
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12:30 p.m. |
Lunch, with panel as guests, to continue conversation |
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2:15 p.m. |
Visit to Greenville Cemetery to Percy family plot |
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3:00 p.m. |
Panel of persons reflecting the moderate-to-progressive white voice during the Movement at the home of Leroy Percy. Moderator will be Martha Campbell. |
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5:00 p.m. |
Leave for Cleveland |
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6:30 p.m. |
Dinner at Dockery Hall |
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8:00 p.m. |
Leave for lodging at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church |
(662) 843-2306 |
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9:00 p.m. |
Reflections on the day |
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Tuesday, January 7 |
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8:00 a.m. |
Breakfast |
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8:45 a.m. |
Leave for Philadelphia |
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9:15 a.m. |
Stop at grave of Fannie Lou Hamer in Ruleville |
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12:45 p.m. |
Arrive in Philadelphia for lunch |
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1:30 p.m. |
Tour:
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(601) 389-2010 |
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5:00 p.m. |
Dinner |
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6:30 p.m. |
Mt. Zion Methodist Church and conversation with persons who remember the period. |
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8:00 p.m. |
Reflections |
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Wednesday, January 8 |
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8:00 a.m. |
Leave for Meridian |
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9:30 a.m. |
Visit to grave of James Chaney |
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11:30 a.m. |
Arrive in Selma |
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1:00 p.m. |
Footprints to Freedom Tour at the National Voting Rights Museum. Including visits to:
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(334) 418-0800 |
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5:00 p.m. |
Check in at the Holiday Inn |
(334) 872-0461 |
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6:00 p.m. |
Dinner at Major Grumbles |
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Thursday, January 9 |
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8:00 a.m. |
Leave for Montgomery |
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10:00 a.m. |
Meeting at the Southern Poverty Law Center. Including:
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2:00 p.m. |
(334) 263-3970 |
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5:00 p.m. |
Check in at the Baymont Inn |
(334) 277-6000 |
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6:00 p.m. |
Supper choices: |
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Friday, January 10 |
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8:00 a.m. |
Leave for Birmingham |
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10:00 a.m. |
Tour the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute |
(800) 328-9696 |
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1:00 p.m. |
Visit the 16th Street Baptist Church |
(205) 251-9402 |
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Visit Kelly Ingram Park |
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6:00 p.m. |
Spend the night at Birmingham Southern College Contact: Amanda Mills (205) 226-4733 |
(800) 523-5793 |
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Saturday, January 11 |
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8:00 a.m. |
Leave for Jackson |
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2:00 p.m. |
Tour the Medgar Evers Home and Museum |
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Emergency Contact: Millsaps Switchboard (800) 352-1050
Items to Bring: