1.1 OVERVIEW
In preparation for the 23rd Annual Freedom Tour, youth are trained in effective communication by enhancing their skills in journalism, speech and telemarketing. Skills are developed in geography, video production, silk screening and fundraising. The youth are required to research the events, people and areas to be visited (see Section 1.3 – Itinerary) in order to have a greater appreciation of their experiences on the Freedom Tour.
The Freedom Tour has been endorsed by leading civil rights activists and supported by the Harambee Council of Elders, Rev. Bill Lawson (a pioneer in civil rights), NAACP, Houston Area Urban League and numerous community based organizations.
1.2 – YOUTH RESPONSIBILITY
Youth selected to participate in the Freedom Tour must share some responsibility for raising a portion of the funds needed to make the trip possible. The economic development projects requiring youth participation are:
* Silk –screening/ Selling Freedom Tour T-shirts
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* Selling Smoothies |
* Car Washes |
| * Selling Freedom Tour bumper stickers |
* Telemarketing |
* other Creative Projects |
Upon return from the Freedom Tour, the youth will host a community dialogue to share and educate other youth, families and communities about their experience. A historical summation of the Freedom Tour is accomplished through video, written reports, questions and answers.
1.3 – ITINERARY
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Jackson, MS – Medgar Evers Home; Jackson State University |
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Selma, Al – National Voting Rights Museum; Edmund Pettus Bridge (Bloody Sunday – March 7, 1965); Memorial Park (at the bottom of the bridge;) Brown AME Baptist Church |
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Montgomery, AL – Dexter King Memorial Church; Rosa Park’s Library and Museum; Martin Luther King’s Home; Law Center (water monument) |
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Tuskegee, AL – Booker T. Washington’s Home; George Washington Carver Museum |
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Atlanta, GA – Martin Luther King Center; APEX Museum |
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Birmingham, AL – Birmingham Civil Rights Institute; 16th St. Baptist Church; Kelly Ingram Park of Resolution and Reconciliation (Walk to Freedom) |
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Mound Bayou, MS – Mound Bayou City Hall; Tour of Oldest Black City founded by Ex-Slaves |
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Sunflower, MS – Sunflower County Freedom Project Community Center |
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Greenwood, MS – Back in the Day Museum |
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Money MS – Emmitt Till Tour |
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Little Rock, AR – Little Rock Central High School; Little Rock Central High Museum |
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Memphis, TN – Lorraine Hotel; Jacqueline Smith Boycott Protest |
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