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Everyone is invited to join in on June 9 for The Legacy Museum and National Memorial for Peace and Justice Tour in Montgomery, Alabama.

The tour bus will leave from Resurrection Salon, 2351B Decherd Blvd., at 5 a.m. on June 9 and will return at 9 p.m. Tickets are free for middle school and high school students and $75 for adults.

The ticket price covers transportation and admission to both sites.

The motor coach will be an Anchor Company, 55-seat passenger charter bus equipped with a restroom, video screens and comfortable, spacious seating.

Charlise Kinslow, the founder and president of Resurrection Ministries, Inc., toured both sites last year and explained the purpose of the upcoming trip. 

“This tour is to educate, to inspire, to unify, and to challenge,” she said. “The founder and attorney, Bryan Stevenson, author of ‘Just Mercy,’ is on the frontline of prison reform, which is what initially piqued my interest in the museum due to the population our organization serves. This was one of the most memorable experiences of my life. When I left, I felt like I owed a debt that I strive to repay daily.”   

To register, contact Kinslow at 931-636-0137. Payment for adults is due upon registration as no seating can be held without payment.

Seating is limited, so register as soon as possible.

Resurrection Ministries is a faith-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit service organization founded in 2005 by Kinslow. The organization’s mission is to provide a therapeutic community for formerly incarcerated women who desire a holistic transition into society.

To learn more about Resurrection Ministries, visit rrrmission.com.

A contribution from the Heart to Hope Foundation helps fund youths’ admission fees. Parents or guardians are encouraged to accompany children.

Attendees will dine at Pannie-George’s Kitchen after the tour. The meal cost is not covered, so please bring money to cover food and any shopping that may be done at the gift shop. 

About the museum

As a physical site and an outreach program, The Legacy Museum is an engine for education about the legacy of racial inequality and for the truth and reconciliation that leads to real solutions to contemporary problems.

Situated on a site where enslaved black people were forced to labor in bondage, the museum offers an immersive experience with cutting-edge technology, world-class art and critically important scholarship about American history.  

Along with the critically acclaimed National Memorial for Peace and Justice, the museum presents a unique opportunity for visitors to reckon with challenging aspects of our past.

A Transatlantic Slave Trade wing includes more than 200 sculptures and original animated short films narrated by award-winning artists Lupita Nyong’o, Don Cheadle and Wendell Pierce.

Visitors will hear first-person accounts from descendants of lynching victims and witnesses to lynching violence and learn about the heroic effort to challenge lynching violence that was led by Ida B. Wells and student activists who protested against the practice for years.

 The museum’s world-class art gallery features major works from the most celebrated black artists in the country and includes pieces created specifically for the museum, and its entire collection is curated in dialogue with the museum’s historical narrative.

Collaborations with Wynton Marsalis, Jon Booz, Lil Buck, The Aeolians, Chrystal Rucker and Brandie Sutton explore the role of music and dance in understanding our nation’s history and the role of the arts.