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Modern Civil Rights Experience

Modern Civil Rights Experience

Relive the powerful lessons of the Modern Civil Rights Movement through this exclusive program from Brightspark! This once-in-a-lifetime educational experience will transport you back to the tumultuous time period between 1955 and 1965. Retrace the story of the struggles for equality and voting rights in the South with visits to Birmingham, Montgomery, Selma, Tuskegee, and Memphis. Your students will return from the Modern Civil Rights Experience tour with a clear understanding and appreciation of how thousands of men, women and children suffered, struggled and, in many cases, gave their lives while fighting for human dignity and equality.

Modern Civil Rights Experience School Trip Highlights
Selma

Your students will walk across the famous Edmond Pettis Bridge, the site of the Bloody Sunday attack on civil rights activists. Your group will also tour the National Voting Rights Museum. This museum contains exhibits and artifacts from the Movement and highlights the experiences which fueled Bloody Sunday and the Selma-to-Montgomery March.

Montgomery

Located near the famous Southern Poverty Law Center, the Civil Rights Memorial is a moving tribute to those who gave their lives during the Civil Rights Movement. Explore the Rosa Parks Museum and the history behind the famous bus boycott that gave greater strength to the Movement. Also tour the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church. Your students will walk in the footsteps of Dr. King and see a grand mural depicting scenes and personalities from this important era.

Tuskegee

The Tuskegee Airman National Historic Site revisits the heroics of these famous Airmen who helped end military segregation. Also explore the George Washington Carver Museum. This museum focuses on his research that revolutionized the agricultural industry.

Birmingham

The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute provides an excellent overview of the Movement and touches on all of the historic places that your students will see as they continue their Civil Rights tour. Also explore Kelly Ingram Park—the epicenter for America’s demonstrations for school integration and civil rights in the 60’s. Finally, tour the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church—the site where four young girls lost their lives in a 1963 Ku Klux Klan bombing.

Memphis

The National Civil Rights Museum is located at the original Lorraine Motel, site of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1968 assassination. This award-winning museum traces the history of the American Civil Rights Movement and honors its leaders through interactive displays, artifacts, hands-on exhibits and audiovisual programs. Also be sure to explore the Slavehaven Underground Museum and Burkle House—a famous site along the Underground Railroad.

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Day 1
- Memphis
- Breakfast
- Exploring the legacy - Martin Luther King Jr
- National Civil Rights Museum
- Lunch
- Slavehaven Underground Museum / Burkle Estate
- Dinner

Day 2
- Birmingham
- Breakfast
- Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
- Kelly Ingram Park
- Lunch
- Sixteenth Street Baptist Church
- Dinner

Day 3
- Selma
- Breakfast
- National Voting Rights Museum
- Lunch
- Edmund Pettis Bridge
- Lowndes County Interpretive Center
- Dinner

Day 4
- Selma
- Breakfast
- Civil Rights Memorial
- Lunch
- Rosa Parks Museum
- Dinner
- Prepare for return Home

* Please Note: some activities listed are seasonal, and therefore will be available only on specific travel dates

  
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