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Moon U.S. Civil Rights Trail

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Moon U.S. Civil Rights Trail


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Explore America’s Civil Rights history with Moon U.S. Civil Rights Trail—a travel guide featuring historic sites, cultural experiences, flexible itineraries, and expert insights for meaningful journeys.

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Description

Discover a powerful journey through America’s past with Moon U.S. Civil Rights Trail, a richly detailed guide that brings the story of the Civil Rights Movement to life. From iconic landmarks like the Lorraine Motel in Memphis to deeply moving sites such as the Emmett Till Intrepid Center, this book invites you to experience the struggles and triumphs that shaped the nation. With flexible itineraries, you can explore the full trail across the South or plan meaningful getaways to historic cities including Charleston, Birmingham, Jackson, Little Rock, and Washington, DC.

Written by award-winning journalist Deborah Douglas, this guide goes beyond sightseeing to immerse you in the culture, voices, and flavors that define Black America—past and present. Discover museums, memorials, music roots, and local dining experiences while gaining expert insight on engaging responsibly with communities along the way. Complete with travel tips, driving directions, and thoughtful recommendations, Moon U.S. Civil Rights Trail is both an inspiring travel companion and a meaningful connection to history.

Features

  • Flexible Itineraries: Travel the entire trail through the South, or take a weekend getaway to Charleston, Birmingham, Jackson, Memphis, Washington DC, and more places significant to the Civil Rights Movement
  • Historic Civil Rights Sites: Learn about Dr. King’s legacy at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, be transformed at the small but mighty Emmett Till Intrepid Center, and stand tall with Little Rock Nine at their memorial in Arkansas
  • The Culture of the Movement: Get to know the voices, stories, music, and flavors that shape and celebrate Black America both then and now. Take a seat at a lunch counter where sit-ins took place or dig in to heaping plates of soul food and barbecue. Spend the day at museums that connect our present to the past or spend the night in the birthplace of the blues
  • Expert Insight: Award-winning journalist Deborah Douglas offers her valuable perspective and knowledge, including suggestions for engaging with local communities by supporting Black-owned businesses and seeking out activist groups
  • Travel Tools: Find driving directions for exploring the sites on a road trip, tips on where to stay
  • Detailed coverage of: Charleston, Atlanta, Selma to Montgomery, Birmingham, Jackson, the Mississippi Delta, Little Rock, Memphis, Nashville, Raleigh, Durham, Virginia, and Washington DC
  • Foreword by Bree Newsome Bass: activist, filmmaker, and artist 

Specifications

Pages 520
Publication Date January 2026
ISBN 9798886471366

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