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S.H.A.P.E.'S (Click here To contribute to the success of the tour)
Every July S.H.A.P.E. Community Center embarks on a tour of various points in the South which were significant to "freedoms" achieved during the civil rights era of the 50's and 60's , and other historically or culturally important sites. The Freedom tour has been endorsed by leading civil rights activists and sponsored by the Harambee Council of Elders, Rev. Bill Lawson( a pioneer in civil rights), NAACP, Houston Area Urban League and numerous community based organizations. In preparation for the 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 in order to have a greater appreciation of their experiences on the Freedom tour. Youth who are 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:
Upon return from the tour the youth will conduct forums to share and educate other youth, families and communities about their experiences. A historical summation of the Freedom Tour is accomplished through video, written reports and questions and answers.
Sites
New Orleans, LA Tour of Slave Port
Jackson, MS Smith Robertson Museum and Cultural Center Focuses on the history and heritage of the African American Mississippian Medgar Wiley Evers Home Civil Rights leader assassinated in the driveway of his home Mound Bayour, MS Tour of Oldest Black City founded by Ex-Slaves. Selma, AL Brown Chapel A.M. E. Church Served as the headquarters for Blacks during the Civil Rights Movement. .It was also the starting point for the march from Selma to Montgomery, led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1965). Edmund Pettus Bridge Voting rights marchers were confronted by law enforcement personnel on this bridge. The demonstration and the subsequent struggle known as "Bloody Sunday" March 7, 1965 led to the Voting Rights Act of 1965. National Voting Rights Institute Housed in this museum are exhibits that remind everyone of the struggle to secure the rights for all Americans to vote, regardless of race, education or wealth. Civil Rights Road Tour of Selma Birmingham, AL Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, 16th St. Baptist Church, Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame Montgomery, AL Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church Birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. began his leadership as the driving force behind the Civil Rights Movement. Civil Rights Memorial Designed by Vietnam Memorial artist Maya Lin and dedicated in 1989, the Civil Rights Memorial chronicles key events in the Civil Rights Movement and lists the names of 40 people who gave their lives in the struggle for racial equality from 1955-1968. Rosa Parks Arrest Site Corner of Moulton and Montgomery Streets. It was on this site on December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery city bus. Greyhound Bus Station A historic landmark that will house a Civil Rights Museum. On May 20, 1961, 21 Freedom Riders, hoping to end discrimination in the interstate transportation system were met by an angry mob when their bus arrived at the Montgomery terminal. Tuskegee, AL Booker T. Washington Monument The Centerpiece of the spacious Tuskegee University representing Dr. Washington's philosophy that nothing could be achieved without the application of hard work and knowledge. George Washington Carver Museum Preserves the tools and handiwork of Dr. Carver.
Atlanta, Ga Martin Luther King Center for Nonviolent Social Change Established in 1968 by Mrs. Coretta Scott King as a living memorial dedicated to the preservation and advancement of the work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. for civil and human rights.
APEX Museum (African American Panoramic Experience) A permanent collection of exhibits that depict the cultural heritage of African Americans with murals, mock slave cabin and cotton field displaying working and living conditions of southern slaves.
Beaufort, SC Gullah Islands Tour slave dungeons, historical landmarks, retrieve water from the Atlantic Ocean as a tribute to our ancestors who survived or perished in the Middle Passage. Oyatunji Afrikan Village, Gambia National Dane Troupe, Ausar Auset Temple
Where Dr. King was assassinated.
Little Rock, AR Little Rock Central High School Little Rock Central High Museum |
Memphis, TN
