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Your tour includes 7 DAYS, 6 NIGHTS accommodation, 12 MEALS, ground transportation during the trip, and all site entrance fees.
Of the themes running through the South, Civil War to Civil Rights is one of the most visible. Not only because the theme is one of division but because to follow its thread is to relive its lows and highs, and to comprehend how those lows invoked the attention and energy to power positive change. The Civil War to Civil Rights tour will take you through the heart of the Mississippi Delta and Louisiana and some of the most poignant sites of the Civil Rights Movement and the American Civil War. Join the African American Civil War Memorial Museum on an unforgettable journey led by a Mississippi Veteran of the Civil Rights Movement and member of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) Dr. Frank Smith.
For more information or to book the trip please contact Dr. Dawn Chitty at dawnchitty@afroamcivilwar.org
TRIP ITINERARY
Andrea Cailloux Community Center, Free People of Color Museum
Dates: March 3rd & 4th – New Orleans Louisiana
Your Civil War to Civil Rights Journey will kick-off with your arrival in the Crescent City during one of the biggest festival seasons of the year – Mardi Gras. Guest will check in to our hotel and join us for the evening at the Free People of Color Museum for an evening special reception and program on the Louisiana Native Guard and Andre Cailloux. Of course, travelers will have all Mardi Gras days to enjoy the city and festivities.
Whitney Plantation, Laura Plantation
Dates: March 5th – Overnight in Natchez, Mississippi
The journey will start early when we leave New Orleans and head to the River Road area to visit The Whitney Plantation, the first historic house museum completely dedicated to the memory of enslaved people. The group will visit the Laura Plantation a Creole historic house museum that was once home to several members of the United States Colored Troops who started out their lives as enslaved persons and fought for their freedom in the American Civil War. The group will settle for the evening in Natchez, Mississippi.
Forks of the Road, The Bluff Memorial Site, Vicksburg Military Park
Dates: March 6th – Overnight in Sumner Mississippi
Wake up in Natchez, Mississippi where we will explore Forks of the Road one of the most populous domestic slave markets along the Mississippi River torn down by the United States Colored Troops during the American Civil War. We will visit Bluff Park, the future home of the monument to the United States Colored Troops from Natchez before lunch with Natchez Descendants. The day will not be over without a visit to Vicksburg, Mississippi National Military Park, and the African American Civil War Memorial there. The evening will end in Clarksdale, Mississippi at Ground Zero Blues with some live music and great food.
Medger and Myrlie Evers Home NPS, Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, Tallahatchie Court House, Grable Landing
Dates: March 7th-8th – Two Nights in Jackson, MS
The day begins with a visit to Grable Landing where the body of Emmitt Till was recovered after his murder in the summer of 1955. Afterward, the group will visit the Emmitt Till Interpretive Center where we will tour the Tallahatchie Court House where the trial for Emmitt Till’s murder occurred. The group will leave Sumner, Mississippi for Jackson where we will check in and relax for the evening. The last full day of the Civil War to Civil Rights journey will be full with a morning visit to the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home, and an afternoon at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum. The evening will be rounded off with a wonderful dinner with veterans of the Civil Rights Movement.
Travel day
Dates: March 9th – Fly out of Jackson, MS
Guest will fly out of the Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers Airport named for Civil Rights activist Medgar Evers. Be sure to check out the small exhibit in the airport on his life.
