THE 2011 MARTIN LUTHER KING CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORIC HERITAGE TOUR

THE 2011 MLK CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORIC HERITAGE TOUR April 19 - April 22, 2011 Atlanta ~ Tuskegee ~ Selma ~ Montgomery ~ Birmingham ~ Memphis COMPLETE ITINERARY BELOW For the eleventh consecutive year the Raleigh MLK Committee in collaboration with The North Carolina Martin Luther King Resource Center, is 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. And, we will pay our respects at the tomb of The Late Mrs. Coretta Scott King. 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, the epicenter of the Civil Rights Movement 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 TO VIEW COMMENTS & REFLECTIONS OF CITIZENS WHO HAVE TAKEN PREVIOUS TOURS PLEASE CLICK BLUE LINE HERE: http://share.triangle.com/node/7131 WHAT YOU WILL SEE AND VISIT Before you depart learn about the treasures you will visit by clicking the green line beside each venue name Martin Luther King, Jr. Birth Home Museum http://www.nps.gov/malu/ Martin Luther King Center For Social Change http://www.thekingcenter.org Tuskegee Airmen 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/history/museum/exhibits/Tuskegee/intro.htm Booker T. Washington Homesite & Museum http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/tuskegee Renowned National Voting Rights Museum http://www.votingrightsmuseum.org Historic Edmund Pettus Bridge http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/civilrights/al4.htm The Rosa Parks Museum http://montgomery.troy.edu/ROSAPARKS/MUSEUM Southern Law Center 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 Martha's Place http://www.marthahawkinsministries.org Famed 16th Street Baptist Church http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/civilrights/al11.htm Birmingham Civil Rights Museum http://www.bcri.org/index.html Kelly Ingram Memorial Park http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/civilrights/al10.htm Lorraine Hotel 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 165 riders, (three buses) Those who confirm first will be guaranteed seats. One-half deposit reqired by February 25th to hold seats. Full fare payment due by March 25, 2011. Quad Package, $345 per person (4 to a room) ( 2 Queen Beds) Triple Package, $375 per person (3 to a room) (2 Queen Beds) Double Package, $445 per person (2 to a room) (2 Queens - King if married) Single Package, $545 per person (1 to a room) (1 King Bed) Please mail your deposit or full payment to the address below. Payments can be made online with your credit card. However, please know that there will be a 3% service fee for online transactions or make checks payable to Martin Luther King Heritage Tour 2011. MLK Civil Rights Heritage Tour 2011 N.C. Martin Luther King Resource Center Post Office Box 28696 Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-8696 Interested individuals and groups are asked to contact any King Committee representative to reserve space. In Asheville area contact: Orleane Simmons (828) 281-1624 ogsimmons@aol.com In Charlotte area contact: Ahmad Daniels (704) 537-1533 ahmad@bellsouth.net In Durham area contact: Nelson Kerr (919) 949-3546 njkerr06@netscape.net In Raleigh area contact: David Prince (919) 368-5767 prince@king-raleigh.org --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 brucelig@king-raleigh.org --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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., - Payments canceled 30 days prior to the trip will be refunded at 100% - Payments canceled 14-29 days prior to the trip will be refunded at 50% - Payments canceled 7-13 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" SPECIAL NOTES Participants from distant states have the option to join the tour in Atlanta and leave in Memphis. This may save air fare expenses from coming all the way East to North Carolina. Special boarding provisions will be made for passengers who choose this option. The tour will provide a free dinner on Wednesday at Martha's Place in Montgomery. Hotels may, or may not, provide courtesy breakfast. We recommend that you bring ample pocket money to satisfy your eating needs to cover four days. Looking Down The Road: If you can't go this year, please know that next year's tour will be held on _____________. (TBA) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Tuskegee Airmen National Museum 2:00 PM Tour George Washington Carver Museum 4:00 PM Tour Booker T. Washington Monument/Tuskegee Campus 6:00 PM Dinner, Kellogg Conference Center Hotel, Tuskegee Campus 7:30 PM Check In, Courtyard By Marriott, 1200 Hilman Ct. Mongomery 8:00 PM Debbreifing Session - Hotel Lobby --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday, April 20, 2011 ~ ~ Selma, Alabama 6:00 AM Wake Up Call 6:30 AM OYO Breakfast 7:30 AM Buses Roll Towards Selma 9:00 AM Tour National Voting Rights Museum 10:15 AM Tour Slavery & Civil War Museum 11:30 AM Walk Across Historic Edmund Pettus Bridge 12:00 PM OYO Lunch - Local Restaurants 1:15 PM Depart For Montgomery ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Tour Dexter Avenue Baptist Church 5:55 PM Tour Home Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 6:30 PM Brotherhood Dinner, Martha's Restaurant (Courtesy WRAL-TV & Progress Energy) 8:00 PM Back To Hotel 8:30 PM Debrifing - Hotel Lobby --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, April 21, 2011 ~ Birmingham, Alabama 6:00 AM Wake Up Call 6:30 AM OYO 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 Dining, 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) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Friday, April 22, 2011 ~ Memphis, Tennessee 6:00 AM Wake Up Call (Put On Your Tour Tee Shirt) 7:00 AM Breakfast OYO - Local Restaurants 8:15 AM Buses Depart For Downtown Memphis 9:30 AM Tour Natinal Civil Rights Museum (Lorrine Hotel) 1:30 PM Buses Depart Memphis For North Carolina 2:15 PM Highway Lunch Stop 8:15 PM Highway Dinner Stop ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday, April 23, 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRINT OUT AND SEND TO TOUR COMMAND CENTER Yes, I'm Interested. Please Hold Space For Me/Us For The 2011 Heritage Tour: Mail This Form To: MLK Heritage Tour 2011 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: ______ Names Of People In Group: ______________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TO VIEW COMMENTS & REFLECTIONS OF CITIZENS WHO HAVE TAKEN PREVIOUS TOURS PLEASE VISIT: http://share.triangle.com/node/7131