Reckoning for Truth, Trust & Racial Justice
TOUR AGENDA


Tour Itinerary

  • 5:00 a.m. Central: Arrive at MSP Terminal 1 at least 90 minutes prior to your flight departure. *For those flying out of different cities, please refer to your flight information.

    • Delta Flight #2917: MSP to ATL, Tuesday January 30, 2024

    • Departs at 7:00 a.m. out of MSP Terminal 1

    • Arrives Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport at 10:54 a.m. (Eastern Time)

    11:05 a.m. Eastern: CEI Tour Support Staff will meet delegates at Baggage Claim and guide them to the bus pick-up area.

    11:30 a.m. Eastern: Group will board Tour bus and travel to Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurship.

    11:50 a.m. – 12:50 p.m. Eastern: Tour Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurship.

    12:55 p.m. – Eastern: Board bus for lunch

    1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Eastern: Catered Lunch – Paschal’s

    2:15 p.m. – Eastern: Board bus for King Center

    2:30 – 4:00 p.m. Eastern: Tour the King Center: Arrive at the King Center, the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame, Gandhi Promenade Statue, Martin L. King, Jr.. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, founded by Coretta Scott King, The Crypt of Dr. and Mrs. King; Eternal Flame and the King Center Gift Shop, and Freedom Hall Exhibits, and Ebenezer Baptist Church where Martin Luther King, Jr. co-pastored with his father from 1960 until his assassination in 1968.

    4:15 p.m. Eastern: Board the bus and depart Atlanta for 2.5 Hour Drive to Montgomery; Rest Stop included. Note the time changes from Eastern back to Central in Montgomery.

    5:45 p.m. Central: Arrive in Montgomery and proceed to Hotel Check-in at Trilogy and Renaissance Hotels.

    6:15 p.m. Central: Downtown walking tour: Introduction to Montgomery with Aquan Robinson. Meet in Renaissance Hotel lobby (optional).

    7 - 8 p.m. Central: Welcome Dinner at Renaissance Hotel (Skylight Foyer)

  • 8:00 a.m.: Breakfast & Networking at Renaissance Hotel (Montgomery 1)

    9:15 a.m.: Board bus and Depart Renaissance Hotel for 1-hour drive to Selma, AL

    10:15 – 11:05 a.m.: Visit Lowndes County Interpretive Center-The Interpretive Center is a National Park Service Site. This is a great introduction to Selma!

    11:10 a.m.: Depart for Selma Dallas County Public Library.

    11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.: Visit the Selma Dallas County Public Library. We will gather in the Vaughn Room, where we will have a catered lunch from The Coffee Shop, and hear a presentation from Joyce O’Neal.

    1:10 p.m. Board bus and drive to Edmund Pettus Bridge.

    1:20 p.m.: Photo op at bridge and walk across the Edmund Pettus Bridge: Reflections on the Violence inflicted upon Freedom Fighters on Bloody Sunday, March 7, 1965.

    2:00 p.m.: Board bus and depart for Montgomery.

    3:30 p.m.: Rosa Parks Home Visit & Tour

    4:15 p.m.: Board bus and depart for hotels.

    4:30 p.m.: Free time & reflection

    6:30 p.m.: Dinner & Facilitated Discussion, offsite at Central Restaurant next door to Trilogy hotel.

  • 8:00 a.m. Breakfast at Renaissance Hotel (Montgomery 1) and prep for the day.

    9:15 a.m.: Board bus and depart from Renaissance Hotel.

    9:20 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Photo op at Legacy Museum and tour of Legacy Museum: From Slavery to Mass Incarceration.

    12:30: Board bus for lunch at Dreamland BBQ.

    12:45 – 2:00 p.m.: Lunch at Dreamland BBQ.

    2:15 p.m.: Board bus, drive to National Memorial for Peace & Justice.

    2:30 – 4:00 p.m.: Tour National Memorial for Peace & Justice (Lynching Memorial: Reflect on America’s history of lynching African Americans and the system of white supremacy that was upheld during periods of slavery and reconstruction. Visit the monument that memorializes the Duluth lynching victims Elias Clayton, Elmer Jackson and Isaac McGhee.)

    4:00 – 4:45 p.m.: EJI Presentation

    4:45 p.m.: Board bus for hotels.

    5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.: Free Time/Refresh

    6:30 p.m.: Networking Reception - Renaissance Hotel (Starlight Foyer)

    7:00 p.m.: Dinner & Facilitated Discussion Renaissance Hotel (Starlight Foyer)

  • 7:30 - 7:45 a.m.: Trilogy Hotel delegates check out, bring luggage to the bus and depart for Renaissance Hotel.

    7:50 a.m.: Renaissance Delegates: Check out and bring luggage to breakfast.

    8:00 a.m.: Breakfast at Renaissance Hotel (Montgomery 1). Renaissance Hotel delegates should bring luggage to Montgomery 1.

    8:45-10:30 a.m.: Debrief and accountability conversation (Montgomery 1).

    10:45 a.m.: Board bus at Renaissance Hotel and travel to Atlanta for departing flights.

    2:30 p.m. Eastern: Arrive at ATL Airport

    4:55 p.m. Eastern: Minneapolis delegates fly Delta Flight # 2654: ATL to MSP.

    • Arrives MSP at 6:44 p.m. (Central Time) into Terminal 1

Trip Menu

We have planned a diverse menu for you while we’re in the South, including several traditional southern dishes and an array of options to meet the needs of our vegetarian, gluten free, allergen sensitive friends. We’re including the menu here to help you plan for meals. 

Menu Selections

  • Paschal’s Southern Buffet

    • Paschal's 1947 Fried Chicken

    • BBQ Baked Chicken

    • Grilled Zucchini

    • Mashed Potatoes and Gravy

    • Slow Cooked Green Beans

    • Macaroni & Cheese

    • Corn Muffin

    • Paschal's Famous Peach Cobbler

    • Sweet Tea and Water

  • Dinner at the hotel: in Star Light Foyer - Renaissance Hotel

    • Two Entree Dinner Buffet

    • Assorted Rolls and Fresh Butter

    • Wedge Salad

      • Baby Iceberg, Bacon, Heirloom Tomatoes, Red Onion, Blue Cheese, Ranch Dressing

    • Lemon and Rosemary Rotisserie Chicken, Sage Cream Sauce

    • Seared Salmon, Wilted Spinach, Blistered Tomatoes, Peach Balsamic Glaze

    • Roasted Brussel Sprouts and Green Beans with Roasted Red Peppers

    • Smoked Turkey Braised Collard Greens

    • Three Cheese Macaroni & Cheese

    • Chef's Selection of Assorted Mini Desserts

    • Unsweet Iced Tea and Iced Water; Freshly Brewed Regular and Decaffeinated Coffee; Hot Tea

  • Breakfast at hotel in Montgomery 1 - Renaissance Hotel

    • Traditional Scramble Breakfast Buffet

    o Freshly cut seasonal fruit

    o Assorted cereals including GF option

    o Butter, local honey, and Fruit preserves

    o Fluffy cage-free scrambled eggs

    o Apple wood smoked bacon and conecuh sausage, potato casserole, Oakview farms cheese grits

    o Iced Water & assorted bottled fruit juices; Freshly Brewed Dark Roast Coffee, Decaffeinated Coffee, and Herbal Hot Tea

  • Lunch via The Coffee Shop:

    • Panini Sandwiches: sandwiches come with chips, pickle, and a cookie

    o Smoked turkey with provolone

    o Smoked turkey, no cheese

    o Ham and Swiss

    o Grilled vegetable

    • Chicken salad on croissant

    • Fresh garden salad

    • Chef salad

  • Dinner at Central Restaurant, Near Trilogy Hotel

    • Central caesar salad: romine hearts, parmesan, garlic croutons

    • Chicken Carolina BBQ chicken: roasted bone-in, house rub, hot mustard BBQ

    • Seared Atlantic salmon: pan seared, dill cream

    • Vegetable primavera

    • BAMA baked beans: Conecuh bacon, green bell pepper, onion, molasses

    • Country potato gratin: shredded potatoes, colby jack cheese, sweet onion

    • Braised collard greens: Conecuh bacon, onion, apple cider vinegar

    • house made cookies, triple chocolate brownies, vanilla bean ice cream

    • Cash bar

  • Breakfast at hotel in Montgomery 1 - Renaissance Hotel

    • Mayors Scramble Breakfast Buffet

    o Freshly Cut Seasonal Fruit

    o Assorted Cereals including Gluten-Free Option

    o with Whole, 2% and Skim Milk

    o *Assortment of Wheat & White Bread, English Muffins, & Bagels

    o Butter, Local Honey & Fruit Preserves.* Please have Toaster on Buffet

    o Fluffy Cage-Free Scrambled Eggs

    o Apple Wood Smoked Bacon & *Conecuh Sausage*

    o Potato Casserole

    o Oakview Farms Cheese Grits

    o Assorted Bottled Fruit Juices; Freshly Brewed Dark Roast Coffee, Decaffeinated Coffee; and Herbal Hot Teas

  • Lunch at Dreamland BBQ:

    • BBQ Pork, BBQ Chicken, BBQ Ribs with Mac & Cheese and Coleslaw

  • Dinner at hotel in Star Light Foyer - Renaissance Hotel

    • Two Entree Dinner Buffet

    o Assorted Rolls and Fresh Butter

    o Local Field Greens

    o Heirloom Tomatoes, Cucumber, Carrots

    o Ranch or Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressings

    o Seared Salmon

    o Wilted Spinach, Blistered Heirloom Tomatoes, Peach Balsamic Glaze

    o Two Hour Pot Roast

    o Baby Carrots, Natural Jus Reduction

    o Scalloped Potatoes

    o Seasonal Vegetable Risotto

    o Roasted Brussel Sprouts and Green Beans

    o with Roasted Red Peppers

    o Chef's Selection of Mini Desserts

    o Enhanced Desserts

    o Iced Tea and Iced Water; Freshly Brewed Regular and Decaffeinated Coffee; and Hot Tea

  • Breakfast at hotel in Montgomery 1 - Renaissance Hotel

    • Traditional Scramble Breakfast Buffet

    o Freshly Cut Seasonal Fruit

    o Assorted cereals and breads, English Muffins, Bagels and Toaster

    o Butter, Local Honey & Fruit Preserves

    o Fluffy Cage-Free Scrambled Eggs

    o Apple Wood Smoked Bacon and Conecuh Sausage

    o Potato Casserole

    o Oakview Farms Cheese Grits

    o Fluffy Buttermilk Biscuits with Sausage Gravy

    o Assorted Bottled Fruit Juices; Freshly Brewed Dark Roast Coffee, Decaffeinated Coffee; and Herbal Hot Teas