Memphis and Mississippi Civil Rights Tour - Civil Rights Studies Alliance

Canton Freedom House Civil Rights Museum, Canton, MS

A Classic Civil Rights History Journey

Location: Memphis, TN & Mississippi

Tour Length: 6 Days

Call (800) 553-5541 or check out the sample Civil Rights History Journey below.

Day 1: Depart for Memphis, TN

Arrive in Memphis, TN
Bus Tour
The Orpheum Theatre

Day 2: Memphis, TN

National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Reflection Park
Slave Haven Underground Railroad Museum
Memphis Heritage Walking Tour

Day 3: Memphis, TN to Jackson, MS

Tom Lee Park
First Baptist Beale Street
Memphis Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum
Stax Museum of American Soul Music
Ernest Withers Collection Museum and Gallery
Transfer to Jackson, Mississippi

Day 4: Jackson, MS

Bus Tour
Smith Robertson Museum and Cultural Center
Old Capitol State Historical Museum
Mississippi State Capitol Tour
Mississippi Civil Rights Museum

Day 5: Jackson, MS

Bus Tour
Full day excursion to Natchez, MS
Frogmore Cotton Plantation
Natchez Museum of African American History and Culture
William Johnson House

Day 6: Jackson, MS

Depart Jackson, MS for Home

Have questions? Give us a call at (800) 553-5541. Let’s share history with your students, together.

Canton Freedom House Civil Rights Museum, Canton, MS

Memphis city highlights include the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, built around the former Lorraine Motel and the site of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., the Beale Street Baptist Church, the Slave Haven Underground Railroad Museum and the Orpheum Theatre. From Memphis you travel to both Jackson and Natchez Mississippi to explore such historic sites as the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, Frogmore Cotton Plantation and the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum.

Tour Highlights

The Orpheum Theatre
National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Reflection Park
Slave Haven Underground Railroad Museum
First Baptist Beale Street
Memphis Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum
Stax Museum of American Soul Music
Ernest Withers Collection Museum and Gallery
Smith Robertson Museum and Cultural Center
Old Capitol State Historical Museum
Frogmore Cotton Plantation
Natchez Museum of African American History and Culture
Mississippi Civil Rights Museum

Memphis, TN & Mississippi Civil Rights History Journey for Middle Schools, High Schools and Colleges. Educational / Student Civil Rights tours to Memphis, TN & Mississippi are a wonderful opportunity.