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“Returning to the Roots Civil Rights Bus Tour”Sponsored by Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
March 7-16, 2014
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Tour Rationale
• This tour commemorates the significant events of the Civil Rights era
• Students will travel via bus from North Adams to several iconic Civil Rights sites across the American South
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TRVL 300-CIVIL RIGHTS
• This is a 3 credit travel course that will meet weekly in Spring 2014 until the trip and meet after the trip for wrap-up.
• Assessments:– Readings– Films– JournalYou may go on the trip without receiving credit, if
you wish but will not be eligible for financial aid.
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Costs
• Total cost to students: $1,700.00
• Price includes: transportation, lodging, entrance to all sites and exhibits, and some meals
• Price does not include all food and incidental spending
• Eligible for financial aid and competitive stipends via MCLA
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PAYMENTS
• OCTOBER 15th $500.00
• DECEMBER 15th $600.00
• JANUARY 15th $600.00
• TOTAL: $1.700.00
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Day 1: Washington, D.C.
• Leave North Adams to Washington, D.C.
• We will visit Washington, D.C. and the Museum of African American History
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Day 2: Greensboro, North Carolina
• We will visit in Greensboro:
• International Civil Rights Center & Museum
• North Carolina A & T
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Day 3: Atlanta, Georgia
• In Atlanta, we will visit:
• MLK Center
• Talk on Civil Rights with Juanita Abernathy
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Day 4: Albany, Georgia & Montgomery Alabama
• On Day 4, we will visit:
• Albany Civil Rights Institute
• Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, Tuskegee, AL
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Day 5: Selma, Alabama• On Day 5, we will visit:
• Lowndes County Interpretative Center
• Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church
• Tour w/ Ms. Joanne Bland
• National Voting Rights Museum & Institute
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Day 6: Montgomery & Birmingham, Alabama
• On Day 6, we will visit:
• Civil Rights Memorial & Visitors Center
• Freedom Rider Museum
• Rosa Parks Museum
• Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
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Day 7: Memphis, Tennessee
• On Day 7, we will visit:
• Stax Museum of American Soul Music
• National Civil Rights Museum
• Meeting with the Rev. Samuel Kyles
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Day 8: Nashville, Tennessee
• On Day 8, we will visit:
• Civil Rights Tour of Nashville
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Day 9: Begin Trip back to North Adams
• On Day 9, we will begin our return trip to North Adams
• We will stop in Cleveland, Ohio to visit the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
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Day 10: Return to North Adams