Bus Tour: Civil Rights Tour w/ Civil Rights Attorney & Author Dr. Artika Tyner & Historian Dave Bredemus

Experience the profound history of the American Civil Rights Movement on this guided bus tour from Minneapolis to Alabama.

This journey takes you through three historic Alabama cities to walk in the footsteps of brave freedom fighters:

Birmingham: The Crucible of the Movement
Birmingham is where the campaign for equality faced fierce resistance and achieved historic turning points.

• 16th Street Baptist Church: Stand inside the sanctuary where four young girls lost their lives in a tragic 1963 bombing.
• Kelly Ingram Park: Walk the grounds where protesters faced police dogs and fire hoses during the Children's Crusade.
• Dynamite Hill: Visit the residential neighborhood that bore the brunt of numerous bombings by white supremacists, symbolizing fierce Black resilience.

Montgomery: Heart of the Struggle
Montgomery reveals the deep roots of American injustice and the power of organized resistance.

• The Legacy Museum: Explore powerful, multimedia exhibits that connect the era of slavery to modern mass incarceration.
• National Museum of Peace & Justice: Walk through the striking memorial dedicated to the victims of racial terror lynching.
• Dexter Ave King Memorial Baptist Church Service & Parsonage Tour: Where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. lived and served as pastor and helped guide the bus boycott.
• Rosa Parks Museum: Learn about the courage of the woman who sparked a 381-day bus boycott.

Selma: March to Voting Rights
Selma represents the ultimate fight for the right to vote and the cost of freedom.

• Edmund Pettus Bridge: Walk across the span where peaceful marchers were beaten on Bloody Sunday in 1965.
• National Voting Rights Museum: View artifacts, personal items, and exhibits honoring the foot soldiers of the voting rights movement.
  
  Other Tour Highlights as we travel to and from Alabama include: 
  
  - National Civil Rights Museum & Lorraine Hotel in Memphis, TN
  - Lotz House - Epicenter of the catastrophic Battle of Franklin - November 30, 1864.
  - FAME Sound Studio - (Florence Alabama Music Enterprises) in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, is a legendary recording studio founded by Rick Hall in 1959.. It birthed the soulful "Muscle Shoals sound", hosting iconic artists like Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, and Etta James, and remains an active, historic working facility today.
  - Hamilton County Courthouse in Noblesville, Indiana - Famous for hosting the high-profile 1925 murder trial of KKK leader D.C. Stephenson
  - Old Courthouse Dred Scott Museum, St. Louis, MO 
  - Mooresville, Alabama  - a remarkably preserved 19th-century village incorporated before Alabama was a state, featuring the oldest operating post office in Alabama and an entire town listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 
  
  Includes:   20 Meals (8 Breakfasts,  7 Lunches, 5 Dinners), Motor Coach Transportations, Lodging, 2 Guides on the Bus, All Admissions and a Bakery Stop
  
  Accommodations:  7 Nights at Drury Inns (last night at Drury Plaza Union Station in St. Louis), 1 Night at Hampton Inn

PICK-UP LOCATIONS:
First Pick-Up Location: Lake Harriet United Methodist Church - 4901 Chowen Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55410

- 7:15 am Board Coach Bus

- 7:30 am Bus Departs

Second Pick-Up Location: West 7th Community Center - 265 Oneida St, St Paul, MN 55102

- 8:00 am

@ Return on April 15th:  8:00 PM West 7th Community Center and 8:30 pm Lake Harriet United Methodist Church

PAYMENT INFORMATION:
NOTE:  Deposit of $400 due with registration..  Final payment due February 7th.

Final Payment Due: 60 Days Prior to Departure

REFUND POLICY:
Overnight Tour Cancellation Policy:

• - 60 Days Prior to Departure: 100% Refund of Trip Fee less $5 Processing Fee
• - 59-45 Days Prior to Departure: 90% Refund of Trip Fee OR $50 admin fee if we can fill your spot (or if you find someone to fill your spot)
• - 44-16 Days Prior to Departure: 50% of Trip Fee OR $100 admin fee if we can fill your spot (or if you find someone to fill your spot)
• - 14 Days or Less: You may still transfer your reservation. No refunds.