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I&L Spring Break Montgomery

Event Type

Other

Sponsor

Inclusion and Leadership

Location

Montgomery

Date

Mar 15, 2025 - Mar 23, 2025   8:30 am  

Registration

Apply to join a trip here!

Contact

January Boten

E-Mail

botenja@illinois.edu

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Saturday, March 15th - Travel to Prattville, Alabama (Day 1) - Directions Attached/Linked 

• 8:00am - 7:00pm — Depart from the South Side of ISR & North Side of SDRP
  • Suggested Rest Stop Cities en Route to & from Prattville, AL / Champaign, IL
    • Mount Vernon, IL (roughly 2:15 of total driving, 2:15 individually))
    • Hopkinsville, KY (roughly 4:45 of total driving; 2:30 individually)
    • Madison, AL (roughly 7:15 of total driving; 2:45 individually)
    • Prattville, AL (roughly 9:45 of total driving; 2:30 individually)
  • Google search town for any negative information before stopping
• 7:00pm - 8:30pm
  • Dinner near Hampton Inn & Suites Prattville before check-in at Hotel
    • Hotel Address: 2590 Cobbs Ford Rd, Prattville, AL 36066

Sunday, March 16th - Montgomery, Alabama (Day 2) - Directions Attached/Linked 

• 8:00am - 9:30am — Breakfast at Hotel
• 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • Dexter Avenue Baptist Church (Service at 10:30am) www.dexterkingmemorial.org
• 12:30pm - 2:00pm
  • Lunch in Downtown Montgomery near previous or next destination
• 2:30pm - 5:00pm
  • The Equal Justice Initiative Legacy Museum www.legacysites.eji.org/about/museum
• 5:00pm - 6:30pm
  • Dinner in Montgomery before return to Hotel

Monday, March 17th - Tuskegee, Alabama (Day 3) - Directions Attached/Linked 

• 8:00am - 9:00am — Breakfast at Hotel
• 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • Tuskegee Institute and Legacy Museum www.tuskegee.edu/libraries/legacy-museum 
• 12:00pm - 12:50pm
  • Lunch in Dining Hall of Tuskegee Institute
• 1:00pm - 3:00pm
  • Tuskegee Human and Civil Rights Multicultural Center www.tuskegeecenter.org
• 3:15pm - 4:30pm
  • Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site www.civilrightstrail.com/tuskegee-airmen-national-historic-site
• 5:00pm - 6:30pm
  • Dinner in Montgomery before return to Hotel

Tuesday, March 18th - Montgomery, Alabama (Day 4) - Directions Attached/Linked 

• 7:00am - 8:00am — Breakfast at Hotel
• 8:30am - 11:30am
  • Volunteer at Heart of Alabama Food Bank in Montgomery www.handsonriverregion.galaxydigital.com 
• 12:00pm - 1:30pm
  • Lunch in Downtown Montgomery near previous or next destination
• 1:45pm - 2:45pm
  • Mothers of Gynecology Museum in Montgomery www.anarchalucybetsey.org
• 3:00pm - 4:30pm
  • Alabama Archives
• 4:30pm - 6:00pm
  • Dinner in Montgomery before return to Hotel

Wednesday, March 19th – Selma, Alabama (Day 5) - Directions Attached/Linked 

• 7:00am - 8:00am — Breakfast at Hotel
• 9:00am - 11:30am
  • Lowndes Interpretive Center www.civilrightstrail.com/attraction/lowndes-interpretive-center
• 12:00pm - 1:30pm
  • Lunch in Selma near National Voting Rights Museum and Institute
• 2:00pm - 4:00pm
  • National Voting Rights Museum and Institute and Edmund Pettus Bridge www.edmundpettusbridge.com www.nvrmi.com 
• 4:30pm - 5:00pm
  • Visit outside of Brown Chapel www.brownchapelame.org
• 6:00pm - 7:30pm
  • Dinner near Hampton Inn & Suites Prattville before return to Hotel

Thursday, March 20th - Birmingham, Alabama (Day 6) - Directions Attached/Linked 

• 7:00am - 8:30am — Breakfast at Hotel
• 10:00am - 11:00am
  • Birmingham Museum of Art www.artsbma.org
• 11:30am - 12:30pm
  • Lunch in Downtown Birmingham near previous or next destination
• 1:00pm - 3:00pm
  • Volunteer at Community Food Bank of Central Alabama in Birmingham www.feedingal.org/volunteer
• 3:30pm - 5:00pm
  • Birmingham Civil Rights Institute www.bcri.org
• 5:00pm - 6:30pm
  • Dinner in Downtown Birmingham before return to Hotel

Friday, March 21st - Montgomery, Alabama (Day 7) - Directions Attached/Linked 

• 7:00am - 9:00am — Breakfast at Hotel
• 9:30am - 11:00am
  • Rustin Community Center Montgomery Pride United 
• 11:00am - 12:30pm
  • Lunch in Downtown Montgomery near previous or next destination
• 12:45pm - 1:45pm
  • Freedom Rides Museum www.ahc.alabama.gov/properties/freedomrides
• 2:00pm - 3:00pm
  • Rosa Parks Museum
• 3:30pm - 5:00pm
  • Southern Poverty Law Center & Civil Rights Memorial Center Racial Justice Drives Democracy 
• 5:00pm - 6:30pm
  • Dinner in Montgomery before return to Hotel

Saturday, March 22nd - Montgomery, Alabama (Day 8) - Directions Attached/Linked 

• 7:00am - 9:00am — Breakfast at Hotel
• 10:00am - 11:00am
  • Dexter Parsonage Museum Dexter Parsonage Museum – US Civil Rights Trail 
• 11:15am - 1:00pm
  • Lunch in Downtown Montgomery near previous or next destination
• 1:00pm - 2:30pm
  • Equal Justice Initiative National Memorial for Peace and Justice Home 
• 3:00pm - 4:30pm
  • Equal Justice Initiative Freedom Monument Sculpture Park & Riverboat 
• 5:00pm - 6:30pm
  • Dinner near Hampton Inn & Suites Prattville before return to Hotel

Sunday, March 23rd - Travel to Champaign, Illinois (Day 9) - Directions Attached/Linked 

• 7:00am - 8:00am — Breakfast at Hotel & Checkout
• 8:00am - 7:00pm
  • Depart for the North Side of SDRP and South Side of ISR
  • Visit same pit stops for bathroom & food breaks (roughly 3-4; 30 minutes)

Google search town for any negative information before stopping