Congregation Mickve Israel Civil Rights Journey
Monday, April 13, 2026 • 26 Nisan 5786
11:00 AM - 7:00 PM 2 days afterAtlanta GeorgiaMONDAY APRIL 13, 2026
By 11 AM Meet at Atlanta airport
Go to downtown Atlanta
Tour Auburn Ave and King Center Neighborhood and Tomb
Explore the area that Dr. King was born, grew up, and is buried in. See Old
Ebenezer Church where 3 generations of King family preached. Pay our respects at Dr Martin Luther & Coretta Scott King’s tomb.
12:30 PM Lunch at Ponce City Market
1:30 PM Depart for Birmingham
4 PM Context talk by Etgar 36. Introduction of Birmingham and it’s crucial role in the Civil RightsMovement.
4:30 PM See the 16th Street Baptist Church and Kelly Ingram Park
(CST) Meet with the “Fifth Little Girl” who survived the 16th Street Baptist Church
bombing. See the park where the dogs and hoses were used on the Civil Rights activists.
6 PM Dinner and Civil Rights Experience at Temple Beth El
Hotel: Hilton UAB Birmingham, AL
TUESDAY APRIL 14, 2026
Breakfast at hotel
7:30 AM Bus will be open for participants to put bags on the bus
8 AM Depart for Selma
10 AM Tour of Selma & Walk across the Edmund Pettus Bridge
Meet with someone who was took part in the Bloody Sunday march at 11 years old. Hear their story.
Learn about Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel and his involvement in the struggle. End by walking in their footsteps across the Edmund Pettus Bridge.
11:45 AM Depart for Montgomery
1 PM Lunch at Martha’s Place
3 PM Contextualization talk of events leading to Rosa Parks arrest and bus boycott
3:30 PM Rosa Parks Museum
(CST) Stand where the Civil Rights movement began and learn about the Montgomery Bus Boycott
5 PM Mothers of Gynecology Monument and Southern Poverty Law Center Civil RightsMemorial
Evening: Dinner on own in downtown Montgomery
Hotel: Renaissance Hotel, Montgomery, AL
WEDNESDAY APRIL 15, 2026
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 | Breakfast at hotel | 
| 7:45 AM | Bus will be open for participants to put bags on the bus | 
| 8:15 AM | Depart for downtown | 
| 9 AM | Equal Justice Initiative’s Memorial to Peace & Justice Reflect on an often -overlooked tragedy at the first national memorial for victims of lynching | 
| 10 AM | Equal Justice Initiative’s Legacy Museum Explore the evolution of racial oppression from slavery to mass incarceration | 
| 11:45 PM | Lunch | 
| 12:15 PM | Equal Justice Initiative’s Sculpture Garden | 
| 1:30 PM | Depart for Atlanta airport | 
| 5 PM | Arrive Atlanta airport | 
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7 PM Earliest flights out of Atlanta
Cancellations:
After January 1, 2026 - March 1, 2026 participants are responsible for a $400 hotel cancellation fee.
After March 1, 2026 trip is non-refundable.
Not included: airfare, dinner Tuesday night & driver tip.
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