Georgia

Albany Civil Rights Institute: Visit the city where King failed – and freedom sang

Most civil rights memorials celebrate victories. Albany, Georgia is different. Unlike Montgomery or Greensboro, there was no triumph here. As visitors learn at the Albany Civil Rights Institute, this is the city where Martin Luther King Jr. lost. He couldn’t even manage to stay in jail. But his failure in 1961 to integrate this southwest Georgia city played […]

Walking tour of Atlanta follows King from birth to grave – with some added sites by car

No location is so closely linked to Martin Luther King Jr. as his hometown, Atlanta. and most civil rights road trips inevitably will find their way to the city. Given its history and unofficial status as capital of the South, a traveler will find much to see here, starting with a walking tour of Atlanta’s […]

Where to go

A traveler can find traces of civil rights history across the country, from Hawaii to Maine. But the key battles of the Civil Rights Movement were fought in the Deep South, and it’s where you can find historic sites and moving monuments. We’ll show you how to visit and experience these important places, including:

Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge, site of Bloody Sunday
The “lynching memorial” in Montgomery, Alabama
The 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, where four girls died in a Sunday school bombing
The Lorraine Motel, where King was assassinated in Memphis
Central High School, where the Little Rock Nine students faced angry mobs in Arkansas
The Woolworth’s counter where students stage a sit-in in Greensboro, North Carolina
Martin Luther King Jr.’s birth home and grave in Atlanta

Who we are

Civil Rights Travel is online guidebook designed to plan a journey into the history of the civil rights movement.

This website offers detailed city tours, videos and much more, telling the stories of heroes who confronted racism and injustice, and changed the world.

You’ll find multiple itineraries, and suggestions for making the most of your travels, providing great restaurant and hotel tips, and cool things to see along the way.

It was created by veteran journalist Larry Bleiberg, an award-winning travel editor and writer, who has published in the top newspapers, magazines and websites in the world.