WEDNESDAY, AUG 7, 2019 | PRE-Conference | Local Heritage Tour
Fee: $40/per person | CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP
This mid-day excursion features some of Jackson’s most treasured historic gems, cultural sites, and African American museums. The event is graciously sponsored by the Margaret Walker Center at Jackson State University located in Jackson, Mississippi.
1:00 PM Bus Departs from the Westin + Hilton Hotels
1:15 pm Arrive COFO Civil Rights Education Center
2:00 pm Travel to Greyhound Bus Station (1963 Woolworth’s Sit-in Mississippi Freedom Trail Marker)
2:15 pm Freedom Riders Mississippi Freedom Trail Marker
2:30 pm Travel to Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home
3:00 pm Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home
3:45 pm Depart Evers Home
4:00 PM Bus Arrival/Drop-off at Westin + Hilton Hotels
THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 2019 | Heritage Excursion to Hattiesburg, MS
Fee: $40/per person | CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP
This half-day excursion features some of Hattiesburg’s finest African American historic sites museums, and cultural treasures. The event is graciously sponsored by the African American Military Museum located in Hattiesburg, MS.
8:00 AM Bus Departs from the Westin + Hilton Hotels
9:45 am Tour of the African American Military History Museum in Hattiesburg
11:15 am Lunch at Historic Eureka School Museum
12:00 pm Tour of the St. Paul United Methodist Church
12:30 pm Travel to Kelly Settlement: Vernon Dahmer Home
12:45 pm Interactive discussion with family of Vernon Dahmer
1:30 pm Depart Hattiesburg
3:00 PM Bus Arrival/Drop-off at Westin + Hilton Hotels