𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐉𝐫 – 𝐀𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚, 𝐖𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐨𝐧 & 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐬
11 Nights with Tours from £2599pp
Travel Date 3 June 2024
All 3 Cities were Key in the Civil Right Movement and integral to the USA we see today.
On this Curated Tour, Track the fascinating life of Martin Luther King Jr and the Civil Rights Movement across America.
Start in Atlanta in Humble Beginnings, Carry on to Washington where the Famous “I have A Dream Speech ” was made, Finally to Memphis where he made his last speech 24 hours before his Assination.
𝐀𝐓𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐀:
We have Included a Martin Luther King Jr. History Walking Tour
- includes inspiring visits to Ebenezer Baptist Church, the King Center, and unexpected locations even locals don’t know!
Also in Atlanta, Discover Auburn Avenue, on an African American Civil Rights Tour
This Tour will give an overview of Black life and culture in Atlanta, starting from Juneteenth/Emancipation Day,1865 to Atlanta modern Civil Rights Movement, 1965. Heavy emphasis will be placed on Rosenwald educational system for Black students in Atlanta and Booker T Washington who was known as the Great Black Educator. This same school is where Dr. Martin Luther King attended.
Final Stop in Atlanta is a Plantations, Civil War and Civil Rights tour of Atlanta – Visit historical plantations, experience Civil War exhibits, explore the Civil Rights movement on one of the most prosperous black streets in the world.
𝐖𝐀𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐓𝐎𝐍 :
You will have an African American History Tour with the National Museum of African American History and Culture included.
Washington was the epicenter of the activism surrounding civil and black rights in America, the country’s capital holds the key to some of history’s most captivating moments.
Feel the weight of the world on your shoulders as you stand where Martin Luther King did when he roused audiences and also pay a visit to Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, Black Lives Matter Plaza at The White House plus More Important Locations.
We can also add an African American Civil War Museum and Memorial tour in Washington from £174pp
𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐏𝐇𝐈𝐒 :
Music & Politics have an entwined history together so we have included a Beale Street & Sun Studio: Private Half-Day Walking Tour – you’ll learn the musical history of Memphis, the stars of the show and their stories on this Tour! PLUS a guided tour of Sun Studio led by an expert Sun Studio guide!
Importantly we have a Memphis African American History Tour – take a journey through Memphis that will be sure to open your eyes to some of the most historical sites connected to slavery through to the Civil Rights Movement and beyond. Visit Key Locations such as Historic Mason Temple PLUS Clayborn Temple – It was in this church, built in the late 1800’s, Sanitation Workers gathered to strategize the strike that caused Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to come to Memphis.
Finish on a High at the Memphis Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum – Birth of rock and soul music at the Memphis Rock n Soul Museum where extensive exhibits detail the musical pioneers who put Memphis on the map
𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝟐 𝐀𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠
Y25962 Heathrow from £2599pp
Y29969 Dublin from £2619pp
Y29959 Manchester from £2739pp
Y29965 Edinburgh from £2799pp
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