All address fields should be selected!
Full name should be provided!
The information you entered is not valid. Please try again.
The information you entered is not valid. Please try again.
No Results
Invalid email value
Invalid password value
Please enter a valid email address
Please provide a password
Your password must be at least 5 characters long
Missing password
Password short (5 chars min required)
Special Offer
Remove from Wishlist
Program No.
Ages
Length
days
New
Not yet reviewed
Starts at
Close
See More
Activity Level — Varies
Activity Level
Details
We want your Road Scholar learning adventure to be something to look forward to—not worry about. Learn more
We offset a portion of the emissions created by your travel. Learn more
Please note: This expert may not be available for every date of this program.
The civil rights trip was a transformative journey. I recommend it to anyone who is interested in gaining a fuller understanding of racism and the violence directed at black people in our country.
Just recently got back f=rom the Civil Rights Tour that I would highly recommend.
Great sights, great presenters for those of us who think we remember the Civil Rights era.
My understanding of the racism and struggles the black community encounters was substantially expanded thought my participation in the tour. I am embarrassed at how we, white Americans, have treated our black fellow citizens.
This is the best learning program of any type that I’ve ever been on. I wasn’t sure what to expect, and it was such a positive experience! We were given a comprehensive view of African American history through lectures, visits to memorials and excellent museums, walking tours. This gave us context for truly understanding the struggles of the Civil Rights movement. Every minute was put to good use, including viewing documentaries on the bus rides. We also enjoyed delicious southern cooking. Our tour leader kept things real and on time — she was upbeat, respectful, knowledgeable. I knew very little about this time in American history, but now I’ve been inspired to read more, do more. This program is Road Scholar at its very best. Highly, highly recommended and well worth the investment of time and money.
The Civil Rights tour is a wonderful program. It is run beautifully, and creates a genuinely educational and emotionally charged experience.
The Roads Scholar Civil Rights Movement trip was a learning and inspirational experience for me. Gave me new insights and appreciation for the freedoms we enjoy in our country today and why we must be vigilant in not letting them be taken away from us.
The Civil Rights tour is a lesson in the history of the United States, one which several states are now trying to erase. I wish young people had the opportunity to experience what I did.
This Road Scholar program is literally a life-changing experience! I can say without reservation that it is the best domestic RS program that we have experienced.
This trip was excellent. The field trips and accompanying information provided by our lecturers were excellent. The flow of the various stops was very well planned and helped us build on our knowledge and experience. This trip helped me connect the dots in our very challenging history. The Legacy Museum and Legacy Memorial was outstanding and will stay with me forever.
This was my first Road Scholar tour, and I plan to do many more. It was a great experience. The Road Scholar employees are phenomenal. They are organized, welcoming, and seamless problem-solvers. I met wonderful people and learned so much about a subject I already knew a lot about. The experience was priceless.
This is an amazing program that brings alive the startling pieces of history that took place during our own lifetimes - but at a time when we were still too young to fully grasp what they signified.
The Civil Rights Tour was an incredible and life-changing program. Every American should take it!!
Excellent learning experience. Hotels were comfy. I experienced good Southern cuisine and other good food. Denise our leader and James our driver were both top-notch. Denise was a knowledgeable, skilled and compassionate tour leader. All guides were excellent.
Incredibly enlightening, challenging to face man's inhumanity to man. I would highly recommend to all with interest in this country's painful past that we might work to a brighter tomorrow. Very well presented program. And please, please leave your politics at home in consideration for others.
Outstanding program and an unforgettable learning experience!
This was a very powerful and enlightening trip that I highly recommend to everyone. At times it was emotionally challenging, and it was helpful to have like-minded and concerned trip participants with whom to discuss it all. I had done a lot of reading before the trip, but found myself constantly learning. Camilla our tour leader was wonderful, as was James our bus driver. The lecturers and local guides were all top-notch. Diane (our local guide in Selma) had walked as a young girl in the crowd on Bloody Sunday. Her stories were fascinating. The hotels were all comfortable and well-located. Anyone concerned about the racial history of this country (and its' impact today), would do well to take this trip.
The Civil Rights tour was life-changing. I have studied racial justice issues on my own, and could never duplicate this program’s excellent content, dedicated lecturers, positive learning environment, and logistical support.
I knew the outlines of the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s, but I learned so much more on this trip. It is well organized and paced to provide information on the key events, including the Freedom Riders, Selma march, and Birmingham bombings. The guides are well informed and good presenters. I wish all citizens (and members of Congress) would take this trip.
This was an in-depth and EXCELLENT program on the Civil Rights Movement. We went to incredibly well designed museums. We experienced profound visits to the Legacy Museum and Memorial as well as the the Freedom Riders Museum, Rosa Parks Museum and many others. The instructors were excellent and shared some of their personal experiences crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge on 'Bloody Sunday.' The accommodations were excellent and the meals were mostly all very delicious. The videos we watched on the bus very educational and well done. The schedule was very doable and our trip to the Carter Presidential Center was a delight. You cannot attend a trip like this and not be profoundly changed and empathetic to the plight of Black people in this country. While it is at times painful, I cannot recommend attending this program enough. I would recommend that every high school student go on this program instead of going to Washington DC to learn about America's history. Bravo Road Scholar for this amazing program.
I loved all the singing we did!
White people can no longer ignore the legacy of slavery in this country. This program presents a thoughtful and powerful perspective about race and racism in this country.
This program made the history of the Civil Rights Movement vivid and compelling. It was comprehensive and included both museum visits, site visits and informative and appealing guest speakers. This program should be on everyone's 'bucket list.'
This was a great program. The experience enhanced my knowledge of the 1960s Civil Rights period. It was interesting and heartfelt to be at the sites history has memorialized.
My husband and I just completed our third Road Scholar trip. All have been great but this one, Civil Rights trip to Atlanta, Montgomery, Selma, and Birmingham is exceptional. We highly recommend it to everyone who wants to learn more about the Civil Rights era and how it impacts our lives today.
This is a very valuable program that I would recommend to anyone who has a interest in our nation's history and the impact that past events are having in today's world. Time well spent.
This trip is exceptional! It’s deep, challenging, thought-provoking, insightful, comprehensive, and exposes participants to the truth about this era in our history. It offers an historical perspective that has led to our current times, and is told by people who were and are still there…it’s not what we learned in school.
The Civil Rights Tour provides awesome interactive opportunities to learn about past transgressions against humanity with like-minded participants.
This experience was invaluable to me. I lived through the 60's as a teenager, seeing it all again as an adult, increased my appreciation for the Civil Rights Movement. Knowing this history, helps to understand and appreciated the issues and concerns we have in our country today.
My first Road Scholar tour: "The Civil Rights Movement: Atlanta, Montgomery, Selma, Birmingham". I would do it again ! Also, met a fellow traveler who was on his 65th ! Road Scholar tour, and the perk was he is from Estonia, where my grandfather was born :) The trip had no glitches. The tour guides/speakers were very well informed and entertaining. Our tour host, Camilla, is retired and now leading Road Scholar groups because she loves doing so. James drove the coach; we were comfortable with his skill. The hotels were pleasant and conveniently located; a breakfast buffet was included at each of our three hotels. The museums were exceptional but there wasn't enough time to see as much as desired. There were some diversions due to covid but the substitutions were perfectly acceptable.
This was a good trip in all regards. A good coordinator, very good speakers and activities. Hotels and meals were, in most part, very good. Enough free time to explore further or unwind. Bus was comfortable and clean. I would do another trip based on what I experienced on this trip.
This program was not only educational, but so moving. To be able to visit the MLK Memorial, the Rosa Parks Museum, Selma and the Pettus Bridge, plus the 18th St. Baptist Church in Montgomery - along with local instructors who added so much perspective - was truly a unique experience.
Road Scholar was a great learning experience in Sept 2021 looking for another tour with them next month.
This program exceeded all of my expectations. I learned so much, met so many caring, knowledgeable people that I unconditionally satisfied. It was also a great benefit for the money I spent. I definitely will plan to attend other Road Scholar programs
I would whole heartily recommend this program. The speakers were excellent; the museums were informative; and may sites were very emotionally moving. Camilla Comerford is an excellent group leader. I was concerned that I would feel rushed at some of the sites, but that was not the case. The days were busy, but Camilla has everything very well planned and also has time built in so that you can return to a museum if you want to. The only suggestion I have is to go on one of the small groups ones if you can because space is limited at some of the sites. But mainly: just go. This is an excellent program.
All Americans should take this trip. It saddened me, but I learned a great deal. I am glad I went.
The Civil Rights Trip was a wonderful, educational, emotional trip which helped me better understand the Civil Rights Movement and the implications of race in America today. The leader, Camilla Comerford, was wonderful -- enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and fostered a wonderful group learning environment. The speakers were great, often with actual directly-related experience. The museum and memorial in Montgomery is something that I think everyone would benefit from seeing. This is not a "fun" trip but it is a deeply meaningful and worthwhile trip.
This is a voyage we all need to make - with our feet, through our minds, and in our hearts.
This is a fabulous, informative, perspective-changing trip. Road Scholar planned it beautifully and respectfully. The guides and teachers at each site were amazing.
Excellent Program. The itinerary and the speakers/leaders were perfect for the theme of the excursion.
This program taught me so much about the Civil Rights Movement and helped me connect the dots with my limited previous knowledge. It was very well organized, our speakers were excellent and the excursions added to my educational experience.
This is an extremely important tour. Every U.S. resident would benefit greatly from this trip. I am extremely grateful for the experience.
This program reminds us that we need to understand the complexities of our shared history and we should remain vigilant about threats to our rights as citizens ... of any and all beliefs, viewpoints, colors and interests. Excellent speakers, program and experience.
The Civil Rights Movement trip was superb. It is extremely well organized and includes many wonderful and meaningful places to visit and experience. The content of the trip is at times appropriately sobering, but enlightening as well. The guide was great, patient, organized, and enjoyable to be with. Food and lodging are fine. An excellent Road Scholar trip. (By the way, at the end of the trip the bus DOES return you to the starting point hotel, where you are allowed to park your car for free.) Anyone that chooses this trip should also see the MEMPHIS Civil Rights Museum, which includes the Loraine Motel as well as an excellent and moving museum.
Don’t miss this educational opportunity of a lifetime! On the civil rights tour you will learn much, be moved much, and emerge a more compassionate and understanding person. All of the sites are essential, and the speakers are first rate. Grab your friends or your mate or both and sign up for this trip! Susanna Wilson, Los Angeles
The week is chock full of enlightening experiences. The local experts are not to be missed. Don't hesitate, sign up!
This was a transformational trip for me. Just the visit to the Peace and Justice Museum and Memorial made the trip worth it - but there was so much more.
Even though I was around for the Civil Rights events of the early '60s, I really didn't have a deep understanding of what happened. As a result of this trip, I now have a much better grounding in this important aspect of our shared history.
Outstanding tour for anyone interested in learning more about the Civil Rights movement and seeing first-hand key sites. Great tour guides and lecturers at every stop. But be ready for an intensive week-long experience, one that may exhaust you emotionally. As with the two previous Road Scholar trips we have taken, this one was very well organized, and the group we travelled with was very friendly and helpful to each other. We did the "small group" version of the trip, which I would recommend if it's available and fits your schedule, as a few of the sites were hard to fit even the 23 people in our group (for example, Martin Luther King Jr's parsonage in Montgomery).
As always with Road Scholar, I learned how little I know about this time. Haunting and realistic view of a difficult time which reinforced our belief that we may be slow to learn, and we still have far to go, as we seem to repeat some of our past mistakes... well worth the time! Fellow Road Scholars on every trip always make it the best part of the journey- good food, great lodgings, interesting people, terrific conversations!