Seeing both of Dr. King`s houses in Atlanta, GA and Montgomery, AL was a good experience. It was great just to see how Dr. King and his family lived. Also, it was good seeing some of the exact items and replica of items that Dr. King and family had. Actually being there in his parsonage house, was an experience no history or textbook could have replaced.    Martin Luther King Jr. Notes- Tues... Read More

Arlene Today, we departed for Memphis. It was a warm and sunny day. We checked in and went to the Loraine Motel Museum. It was quite a source of information. We first went into a room, which contained information about all the civil rights women who made a difference. Next, we went into an auditorium and watched the movie about Dr. King. After the movie we walked through the museum and ob... Read More

Birmingham, AL was our first stop on this day. We toured the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame. Again, we had the fortune of having a guide, Mr. Clark, who insisted on being called “Doc”, who was 80 years young, who had played for many bands including Duke Ellington’s. His tour was great because he not only told about the history of jazz, he was able to relive it for us because he was... Read More

We ended our tour in Memphis, TN at the Lorraine Motel where Dr. King was shot and killed. The hotel, along with the building directly across from it, is now a museum. This historical establishment is MAGNIFICENT! It contains so much information; this museum brought together everything else we had learned and discussed throughout the week. But there was some new information; a video was offered... Read More

We continued our tour of Montgomery. On Monday morning, we toured Dr. King’s parsonage which had been bombed when he was the pastor of Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church. His home was bombed while he and his family lived there. It’s really very hard to understand the kind of hatred that would make anyone wanted to bomb his or her fellow man. We could see how he and his famil... Read More

As we ride home, we sit here thinking about the past week. We hope that what we have learned can be taken back to our friends, family, and community and be used in the best way possible. Yesterday’s visit to the National Civil Rights Museum and the Lorraine Hotel brought back the similar experiences we shared at the Birth Home and the Parsonage. Each stop was moving. Seeing where MLK wa... Read More

We toured the home where King and his family lived during his pastorage of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church from 1954 – 1960. We were fortunate to have a presentation by members of the church who knew King when he was there and who had worked with him during his time at the church. The King’s 2 oldest children were born at this home. It was located in a prominent black section of town. I... Read More

We arrived in Tuskegee, AL early and toured a wonderful, eye opening museum, the Tuskegee Human and Civil Rights Multicultural Center. It traced the history of the slave from the earliest times to the time that they were freed paralleling their history with that of this country and the world. It also covered the contributions of Native Americans as well as African Americans in the history of Al... Read More

The National Civil Rights Museum was a breathtaking experience. The exhibits inside were meticulously put together and perfectly told the story of the movement. Their location inside the Lorraine Hotel made the experience that much more memorable. When you walked into the museum, you didn’t even notice you were in the hotel until you walked into a side room that happened to be the hi... Read More

Today started off in the city of Birmingham, Alabama. I was surprised by how large the city was tall skyscrapers and businesses were numerous in the downtown area. The first stop of the day was the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame. The tour was very interesting and explained how Birmingham was just as important as New Orleans in the development of jazz music. Next, we were off to Sixteenth Street Ba... Read More