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Civil Rights Trail - A History

Montgomer,Alabama
Organization: National Association of African American Studies
Categories: Postcolonial, Digital Humanities, Graduate Conference, American, Hispanic & Latino, Interdisciplinary, Lingustics, Genre & Form, Popular Culture, Gender & Sexuality, Rhetoric & Composition, Women's Studies, World Literatures, African-American, Colonial, Revolution & Early National, Transcendentalists, 1865-1914, 20th & 21st Century, Adventure & Travel Writing, Children's Literature, Comics & Graphic Novels, Drama, Narratology, Poetry, Aesthetics, Anthropology/Sociology, Classical Studies, Cultural Studies, Environmental Studies, Film, TV, & Media, Food Studies, History, Philosophy, African & African Diasporas, Asian & Asian Diasporas, Australian Literature, Canadian Literature, Caribbean & Caribbean Diasporas, Indian Subcontinent, Eastern European, Mediterranean, Middle East, Native American, Scandinavian, Pacific Literature, Miscellaneous
Event Date: 2023-06-14 to 2023-06-18 Abstract Due: 2023-05-14

The association welcomes participation from all sectors of the community. This Oral History program will provide all participants an opportunity to visit some of the most noted civil rights facilities and attractions in Montgomery and the region. Each stop along the trail will be directed by a representative ,who will share the historical nature of the site. Among the sites scheduled for a visit include: the State of Alabama Capital,first capital of the Confederacy,Dexter Avenue Church where Martin Luther King,Jr. served, MLK Parsonage,Rosa Park Museum and statue,walk across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, Civil Rights Memorial and,several other select historic locations.

This event is open to persons from all walks of life ! Teachers,social scientist,students,general community will benefit from ths historical experience.

The participation fee includes regstration, dinner on the Alabama River Boat,breakfast,opening dinner,local transportation,toue guide(s),daily tours,program materials and a wealth of history.

Please visit the web to acquire registration material at www.naaas.org

naaasconference@earthlink.net

Lemuel Berry, Jr.