Black Votes Matter civil rights tour to take place this July
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Updated: 6:04 PM CDT May 6, 2021
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Updated: 6:04 PM CDT May 6, 2021
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DAVID: KNOWING HISTORY IS IMPORTANT BUT SEEING IT FOR YOURSELF IS EVEN BETTER. ALEXANDRA: THIS JULY, BLACK VOTES MATTER WILL TAKE METRO AREA STUDENTS TO NOEL -- WELL-KNOWN CIVIL RIGHTS AREAS FOR FREE. >> THE PANDEMIC FORCED A 2020 BLACK VOTES MATTER TOWARD TO GO VIRTUAL, BUT THIS YEAR, THE FOUNDER SAYS THEY ARE READY TO LEAVE THIS PARKING LOT AND HEADS TO THE SOUTH COMES ALIVE. >> ALL OF THE THINGS THAT ARE DIVIDING PEOPLE NOW AND CHALLENGES TO OUR DEMOCRACY, THIS IS A TIME LIKE NEVER BEFORE. WE WANT TO PROVIDE A PERSPECTIVE. >> THE CIVIL RIGHTS TOUR WILL INCLUDE A VARIETY OF WELL-KNOWN SITES FROM THE MENTOS HOTEL WHERE MARTHA KING JUNIOR WAS ASSASSINATED, TO SELMA ALABAMA WHERE LEADERS MARCHED FOR CIVIL RIGHTS. >> EVERY EVENING, WE STOP AND THE STUDENT TO, AND WE PROVIDE AN OVERLAY OF PERSPECTIVE ON THE HISTORY. >> MONTEL JONES JUNIOR IS NOW A SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL. HE SAYS HE WILL NEVER FORGET GOING ON THE FIRST TOUR IN 2018. MONTEL: I LOVE HISTORY, THAT MY FAVORITE SUBJECT. LEARNING YOUR HISTORY AND SCHOOL IS ONE THING BUT ACTUALLY GOING TO SEE IT AND LIVE IT IS ANOTHER. QUANECIA: WITH THE PANDEMIC STILL GOING ON, ORGANIZERS SAY EVERYONE ON THE TOUR WILL NEED TO BE VACCINATED. CHAPERONES AND STAFF ALSO GO THROUGH A BACKGROUND CHECK AND TRAINING. BLACK VOTES MATTER ALSO HAS A MOTORCADE PLANTED TO TO SUPPORT VOTING LEGISLATION AND RIGHTS IN CONGRESS