| The themes of trip were (a) the Blues and Blind Willie McTell, (b) Civil Rights, (c) American Literature and (d) the Undergound Railroad Movement, taking in Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee and Alabama. The trip was for 26 days in October 2009, staying at eight locations:
Atlanta, Georgia – for Martin Luther King National Historic Park Macon, Georgia – for Downtown Macon, Tubman African American Museum and Georgia Music Hall of Fame Savannah, Georgia – for Downtown Savannah, Statesboro, Thompson, and Charleston, North Carolina Greenwood, South Carolina – for Savannah River Scenic area Cleveland, Georgia – for Chattahoochie National Forest and Helen, Georgia Chattanooga, Tennessee – for Downtown Chattanooga, Lookout Mountain and Lookout Mountain Battlefields Birmingham, Alabama – for Downtown Birmingham and Sloss Furnaces National Historic Site Montgomery, Alabama – for Downtown Montgomery and Columbus To put the trip into context, here is an annotated map showing the circular route and all eight locations:
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 Atlanta, Georgia |
Macon, Georgia |
Savannah, Georgia |
Greenwood, South Carolina |
| Cleveland, Georgia |
Chattanooga, Tennessee |
Birmingham, Alabama |
Montgomery, Alabama |