Look Back, But March Forward Upperman Center Spring Break Trip 2019 Itinerary March 9-15
Saturday, March 9, 2019 Wilmington, NC- Greensboro, NC - Memphis, TN
Day 1: When the Students Sat In
5:30 AM Meet at Bus stop in front of Fisher University Union
6:00 AM Load Bus @ UNCW
(3hrs 12 min to Greensboro, NC)
10:00 AM International Civil Right Center and Museum 134 South Elm Street Greensboro, NC 27401 (336)274-9199 (1.5HR in Museum)
Price: $12 adults, $10 students)
(8 minutes)
12:00 PM Stephanie’s Restaurant (Lunch) 2507 Randleman Rd Greensboro, NC 27406 (336)389-1008
1:30 PM Load Bus (10 hours 30 minutes to Memphis, TN)
(Optional: Drive by Beck Cultural Exchange) 1927 Dandridge Ave, Knoxville, TN 37915-1909
6:00 PM Jackie’s Dream Café (Dinner) 1008 E Woodland Ave, Knoxville, TN 37917
(Reflection Question: How can you be a better advocate and not bystanders?
(6 hours)
1:30 AM Hampton Inn 5320 Poplar Ave, Memphis, TN Conformation # 98008925
Sunday, March 10, 2019 Memphis, TN
Day 2: Between Music and Movements Weather high 61 low 44
9:45 AM Optional-Leave for Church (21 minute drive)
10:30 AM Optional: Midtown Campus- Mississippi Blvd Christian Church 70 North Bellevue Blvd Memphis, TN
12:00 PM Stax Museum of African American Soul Music $13 or 12 w/ID 926 East Mclemore Av Memphis, TN 38126 (1.5HR in Museum)
(10 minutes)
3:00 PM National Civil Rights Museum $15 or $14 for students w/ID 450 Mulberry Street Memphis, TN 38103 (901)521-9699
(1 minute)
5:00 PM Beale Street (Need ID) Miss Polly’s Soul City Café (Dinner) 154 Beale St, Memphis, TN 38103 Reflection Question: 10 words to describe your day.
7:00pm Free Time
Monday, March 11, 2019 Memphis, TN-Jackson, MS Day 3: Stealing Away or Stolen Away- Weather cloudy high 54 low 44 TN Thunderstorm high 57 low 52 MS
8:00 AM Breakfast at Hotel/Pack Up
9:30 AM Leave Hotel
(26 minutes)
10:00 AM Slave Haven Underground Railroad Museum $12 or $11 w/ID 826 North 2nd Street Memphis, TN 38107 (901)527-3427 (1.5HR in Museum)
(7 minutes)
12:00 PM 99¢ Soul Food Express (Lunch) 414 S Main St, Memphis, TN 38103
(1 hour 40 minutes to Museum)
4:00 PM Emmett Till Interpretive Center $5 per person 120 N Court Street Sumner, MS 38957 (662)483-0048 (1 in Museum)
5:30 PM Load Bus
(2 hours 30 minutes to Jackson, MS)
7:00 PM The Iron House Grill (Dinner) 320 W Pearl St Jackson, MS 39203 (Reflection Question: Describe what you saw)
(3 minutes)
10:00 PM Hilton Garden Inn Jackson Downtown 235 West Capitol Street Jackson, Mississippi 39201 Conformation # 3523848955
Tuesday, March 12, 2019 Jackson, MS -Montgomery, AL Day 4: Who shot ya? Weather Cloudy high 72 low 63 MS Mostly Cloudy high 74 low 59 AL
9:00 AM Mississippi Civil Rights Museum $10 per person 222 North Street Jackson, MS
(15 Minutes)
11:00 AM Medger Evers Musem 2332 Margaret W Alexander Dr Jackson, MS (Free Admission)
(8 minutes)
12:30 PM E&L BBQ Lunch 1111 Bailey Av Jackson, MS 39203
2:30 PM Load Bus
(1.5 Hours to Montgomery, AL)
4:30 PM The Shoppes at Eastchase 7274 Eastchase Pkwy Montgomery, AL 36117
(5 minutes)
6:30 PM Martha’s Place Buffet (Dinner) 7798 Atlanta Highway
Montgomery, Alabama 36117 ($10 Buffet)
(30 minutes to hotel)
8:00 PM Hampton Inn Wetumpka 350 S Main St Wetumpka, AL 36092-2805 Conformation #96902557 (Reflection Question: Ah-ha, and what concerns you)
Wednesday, March 13, 2019 Montgomery, AL-Selma, AL-Montgomery, AL Day 5: Bridges, Rights, & Churches Weather Cloudy high Low 65 AL
8:00 AM Breakfast at Hotel
9:00 AM Load Bus (50 Minutes to Selma, AL)
10:00 AM National Voting Rights Museum 6 US-80 BUS Selma, AL 36701 (334)526-4340 ($6.50 per adult, $4.50 per student)
(3 minutes)
11:30 AM Edmund Pettus Bridge Free Selma, AL 36703
(13 minutes)
12:30 PM Lannie’s BBQ 205 Medical Center Parkway Selma, AL 36701
(30 minutes)
2:30 PM Lowndes Interpretive Center
7002 U.S Highway 80 West Selma, AL 36040 (Free Admission)
(25 minutes to Church)
4 PM Brown Chapel AME Church 410 Martin Luther King St Selma, AL 36703
(55 minutes to Dinner)
6 PM Wintzell’s oyster House 105 Commerce Street Montgomery, AL 36104
(Reflection Question: What impact has this day had on how you see yourself at a PWI)
(30 minutes to hotel)
9 PM Hampton Inn Wetumpka 350 S Main St Wetumpka, AL 36092-2805 Conformation #(96902557)
Thursday, March 14, 2019 Montgomery, AL- Birmingham, AL Day 6: Buses and Ropes- Weather scattered storms high 74 low 55
8:00 AM Breakfast at Hotel
8:30M Load Bus/Pack
(30 Minutes)
9:00 AM Rosa Parks Museum 252 Montgomery St Montgomery, AL 36104 ($7.50 per person)
11:00 PM Brunch
Community Congressional Church 3481 S Court Street Montgomery, AL (Free)
(8 minutes)
1:00 PM Dexter Avenue (Church and Parsonage) 454 Dexter Avenue Montgomery, AL 36104 (Free Admission)
(6 minutes)
2:00 PM The National Memorial for Peace and Justice (Lynching Memorial) 417 Caroline Street Montgomery, AL 36104 [email protected] ($5 per person)
*Combination tickets for both museum and memorial* ($10 for adults, $7 for students)
(5 minutes)
3:30 PM The Legacy Museum 115 Coosa Street Montgomery, AL ($8 for adults, $5 for students) **Timed entry tickets required**
(1 hour 20 minutes)
6:00 PM Hampton Inn Birmingham- Colonnade 280 3400 Colonnade Parkway Birmingham, AL 35243 Conformation # 92191421
(12 minutes to dinner)
7:30 PM Jake’s Café (Dinner) 3075 John Hawkins Pkwy Hoover, AL 35244
(Reflection Question: Three emotions that came up during the day and what triggered those emotions.)
Friday, March 15, 2019 Birmingham, AL- Wilmington, NC Day 7: When the Church Can’t Protect You
8:00 AM Breakfast at Hotel
8:30 AM Load Bus/Pack
(18 minutes)
9:00 AM Birmingham Civil Rights Institute 520 16th Street North Birmingham, AL 35203 (866)328-9696 ($15 for adults, $6 for students w/ID)
(1 minute)
11:00 AM 16th Street Baptist Church 1530 6th Avenue North Birmingham, AL 35203 ($5 per person)
(6 minutes)
1:00 PM Eagles Restaurant 2610 16th Street North Birmingham, AL 35204
2:30 PM Load Bus (8 hours to UNCW)
11:00PM Back in Wilmington, NC