Gain a deeper understanding of the fight for justice and equality with an exclusive Civil Rights tour of the Deep South.
Experience a storied journey illuminating the arts and the fight for justice and equality through the Deep South. Each stop on this exclusive Civil Rights tour offers a deeper understanding of the trials and triumphs that defined this pivotal epoch in history. . Explore historical sights and enjoy after-hours museum visits in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Jackson, Montgomery, and Birmingham, including the New Orleans Museum of Art and the Louisiana and Mississippi Civil Rights Museums. Cross Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge with a veteran who marched with John Lewis and others seeking voting rights on “Bloody Sunday.” In Montgomery, gain insight on the powerful Equal Justice Initiative, then continue to Birmingham to attend services at the 16th St. Baptist Church and stroll through the historic Kelly Ingram Park.
Highlights
- Visit New Orleans’s oldest fine arts institution, the New Orleans Museum of Art, during a special access tour, and reveal local works inspired by the civil rights movement
- Explore the vibrant Creole-inspired streets of Tremé, the country’s oldest African-American neighborhood, on an immersive walking tour that also includes lunch at historic Dooky Chase’s and a stop at the New Orleans African American Museum to examine Louisiana’s folk heritage
- Witness the celebrated annual tradition of the Mardi Gras Indians, gain insight into their origin, and admire the intricate handiwork utilized in the making of these elaborate costumes
- Access the history behind some of the era’s most pivotal moments, including the Canal Street sit-ins in New Orleans during a special-access visit to the Louisiana Civil Rights Museum
- Meet with civil rights scholars from Southern University, whose students were pivotal during sit-ins. Navigate Baton Rouge’s role in the movement with a trip to the Louisiana State Capitol and key stops along the Louisiana Civil Rights Trail highlighting marches and boycotts
- Navigate eight in-depth exhibitions and discover Mississippi’s heroes, like Fannie Lou Hamer, Vernon Dahmer, and Medgar Evers, on an after hours visit to the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum
- Walk in the footsteps of the Selma Foot Soldiers and cross historic Edmund Pettus Bridge and meet with a veteran of the ”Bloody Sunday” engagement for a comprehensive discussion
- Attend a service at Birmingham’s 16th St. Baptist Church, the tragic site of a fatal 1963 bombing, before strolling through the poignant monuments of Kelly Ingram Park across the street
