Arrive in Atlanta and head to Birmingham, Alabama, to start your Civil Rights Tour! Once in Birmingham, enjoy dinner and worship. Check into your hotel. (D)

Start your morning with a tour of 16th Street Baptist Church, where, on September 15, 1963, a bomb exploded under the steps of the church, causing the deaths of four young girls. Tour the church and learn more about the history of the church and how this bombing brought national attention to this historic building. Then, walk to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute for a guided tour of the museum. Learn about Birmingham’s history while seeing some of the most powerful artifacts of the Civil Rights movement. After some free time for dinner, head back to the hotel and worship together. (B, L)

Depart Birmingham and head to Selma. Here, you will visit the Edmund Pettus Bridge. Stop to view this historically significant landmark. Then, head to Montgomery to visit the Freedom Rides Museum. This small museum preserves the history of the Freedom Riders of 1961. That summer, civil rights activists challenged segregation on public buses throughout the South and were met with violent reactions. On May 20, 1961, the Freedom Riders reached Montgomery, where a mob awaited them outside the Greyhound Station. Local police allowed the beatings to go on uninterrupted. This museum tells the story of this particularly violent moment in Civil Rights history. Enjoy lunch together in Montgomery. After lunch, head to the Legacy Sites - The Legacy Museum and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice. At the museum, trace the evolution of the dehumanizing myth of racial difference and its legacy throughout American history. Learn through first-person historical narratives and interactive media in this state of the art museum. Lastly, visit the outdoor memorial for those killed in racial terror lynchings between 18977 and 1950. Check into your Montgomery hotel. (Breakfast & lunch included).

Begin your morning at the Dexter Baptist Church and parsonage to learn more about this church’s role in civil rights as well as Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s tenure as pastor here from 1954 to 1960. Tour the church and see the beautiful mural in the basement as well as the parsonage, restored to what it would have looked like in the 1950s. Arrive in Tuskegee and enjoy lunch. Visit the Tuskegee University Legacy Museum. While here, learn about the untreated syphilis study and Henrietta Lacks and how public health and civil rights are intertwined. Afterward, head to the Tuskegee Airman National Historic Site. Learn more about the first African American military pilots on your guided tour of the site. Enjoy free time for dinner in Montgomery and worship at a local church. Head back to the hotel. (Breakfast & lunch included).

Today, you’ve got Georgia on your mind! Check out of the hotel after breakfast and head to Atlanta, Georgia. Enjoy lunch and head to the King Center and the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site. Visit the exhibits at the King Center to learn more about King, Jr., then spend some free time walking around the National Historic Site across the street. Afterward, enjoy dinner and free time on your own in Midtown before heading to the hotel to check in. (B, L)

Worship at Cascade United Methodist Church this morning. Afterward, the rest of the day is yours to explore Atlanta. (B)

After breakfast, head to the Atlanta airport for your flight home.