Tours of Tennessee and Mississippi You Don't Want to Miss - ASALH Annual Convention

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Wednesday, September 24, 2014 Pre-Conference Henning, Tennessee "Roots" Tour, 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Tour Alex Haley House Museum & Interpretive Center Historic Henning, TN Tour Bethlehem Cemetery Gravesite of Chicken George & other Haley Ancestors Fort Pillow State Park The Battle of Fort Pillow, also known as the Fort Pillow Massacre, was fought on April 12, 1864, at Fort Pillow on the Mississippi River in Henning, Tennessee, during the American Civil War. The battle ended with a massacre of Federal black troops, some while attempting to surrender, by soldiers under the command of Confederate Major General Nathan Bedford Forrest. Military historian David J. Eicher concluded, "Fort Pillow marked one of the bleakest, saddest events of American military history". Box lunch provided $80 Members, $85 Non-members To Register Click Here. (choose A La Carte Event, then Wednesday Tour) Tuesday, September 23, 2014  Experience the Pentecostal Movement and Tour the Birthplace of the Church of God in Christ In Lexington,Mississippi 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Walk in the footsteps of Charles H. Mason, founder of The Church of God in Christ, Inc. and experience how he and other COGIC leaders birthed a denomination that would impact the world. More than 100 years ago, Brother Charles H. Mason began preaching about the Gift of the Holy Ghost and power from on high in the living room of the home of Brother John Lee.  This proved inadequate, however, and a white landowner, Mr. John Stewart Watson gave his consent for meeting services to be held in a nearby abandoned gin house.  Thus began what is today, The Church of god in Christ, Inc. Join Pentecostal Heritage Connection and Pilgrimage Lexington/Holmes County, Mississippi as we tour The Birthplace of the Church of God in Christ.  The guided tour will visit the following sites: Asia Missionary Baptist Church where Brother Charles H. Mason, Sr. first preached about Sanctification St. Paul Church of God in Christ, known as "The Mother Church" The site of the first Church (where the Gin House once stood) The Courthouse cell where Bishop C.H. Mason was jailed for expounding pacifism and being a conscientious objector to war. Saints Industrial and Literary School - Saints Academy Lunch provided  To register click here to download the form. Thursday, September 25, 2014 Memphis Black History Tour, 7:00 a.m.-11:45 a.m.  Beale Street Historic District  W. C. Handy Memphis Home & Museum  Handy Park & Statue  Slave Haven Underground Railroad Museum  Ida B. Wells Historic Sites  First Baptist Beale Street Church - 1st Newspaper Office  Historical Marker - 2nd Newspaper Office  People's Grocery Historical Marker - Site of store of Lynching victims  City Jail - Location from which lynching victims were transported  Robert R. Church Park - Historical Marker & Plaques  Mary Church Terrell Historical Marker  Hunt Phelan Home - Civil Ward Headquarters - Freedman's School  Dr. Marking Luther King Labor Center  Martyr Park - Yellow Fever Historical Marker  Mason Temple - Dr. King's Last speech  St. Jude Children's Research Hospital  Cossitt Library - 1st Sit in Location  LeMoyne Owen College - HBCU  Elmwood Cemetery  Zion Cemetery - Established after slavery  Stax Museum of American Soul Music  University of West Tennessee - Black Medical School (Historical Marker)  Tom Lee Park - Mississippi River Hero  Clayborn Temple - Dr. King's Last March  Tri-State Bank - Only Black-owned Bank  Memphis Massacre Location- Historical Marker $70 Members, $80 Non-members   To register click here. (Choose A La Carte Event, then Thursday Tour) Sunday, September 28, 2014 Post-Conference Ida B. Wells Museum Tour  in Holly Springs, Mississippi, 9:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Ida B. Wells Museum Rust College Hillcrest Cemetery The resting place of Hiram Revels, the first African-American to be elected to the U.S. Senate Box Lunch Included  $80 Members $85 Non-members To register click here. (Choose A La Carte Event, then Sunday Tour)