About Civil Rights Studies Alliance
"Learn from the past,
impact the future."
Our Mission

The Civil Rights Studies Alliance provides, through a unique educational travel experience, an opportunity to learn first-hand about a very specific time in American History. A time when Civil Rights Icons, such as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks and John Lewis, changed the course of American History.
Who We Are

The Alliance works directly with educators and group leaders, one-on-one, to create personalized, private Civil Rights History Journeys for schools, students and groups.

Selma, Montgomery, Tuskegee, Atlanta, Washington D.C. and Memphis, OR places you wish to visit, await you with their special story for this important time in American History.

Unique educational opportunities abound and are created to share the history of the Civil Rights Movement on a private basis for all schools, students and groups.

The Board of Directors and Founder of the Civil Rights Studies Alliance, oversee all aspects of the Alliance. The Civil Rights Studies Alliance LLC is a not for profit, Florida Corporation.
Begin Your Journey

The history of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States is complicated and vast. The Civil Rights Studies Alliance is dedicated to sharing this history with as many youthandadults as possible. Only through education can we expand the understanding of American culture and history.

We invite you to join us as we explore, learn and walk in the footsteps of Martin Luther King, Jr., John Lewis and so many others who dedicated their lives to creating a betterlife for everyone in our great country.

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A Message from a Board Member

"After I learned about the Civil Rights Studies Alliance, I was then invited to become a member of the Board of Directors. I accepted - without hesitation. The reason is simple. The Civil Rights Studies Alliance offers a unique opportunity for students and teachers to learn together, about the important events and heroes of the Civil Rights Movement. In my view, there is no better way to gain this information than by experiential learning with educational travel to the places and sites where so many impactful events took place."
- George Gaskin, Lifelong Educator & Instructor

Mr. Gaskin has devoted his career and life to educating young people at the middle school level. George was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and raised just outside the city in the town of Maplewood. After graduating from St. Louis Priory, a Benedictine Catholic school for boys, he enrolled at Amherst College in Massachusetts, graduating in 1991.

He spent the next 15 years teaching middle school history in Miami, Florida, 14 years at Ransom Everglades and one at the McGlannan School. In 2006, George decided to relocate to Los Angeles, California, where he joined the faculty of Harvard-Westlake School. While teaching full-time, he earned his Master’s Degree in theology at Biola University in 2009. Since August 2019, he is the holder of The Independence Foundation Chair in History at Harvard-Westlake Middle School.

Mr. Gaskin has devoted his career and life to educating young people at the middle school level. George was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and raised just outside the city in the town of Maplewood. After graduating from St. Louis Priory, a Benedictine Catholic school for boys, he enrolled at Amherst College in Massachusetts, graduating in 1991.

He spent the next 15 years teaching middle school history in Miami, Florida, 14 years at Ransom Everglades and one at the McGlannan School. In 2006, George decided to relocate to Los Angeles, California, where he joined the faculty of Harvard-Westlake School. While teaching full-time, he earned his Master’s Degree in theology at Biola University in 2009. Since August 2019, he is the holder of The Independence Foundation Chair in History at Harvard-Westlake Middle School.

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