Itinerary for HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE DEEP SOUTH
DIRECT FLIGHT FROM CHARLOTTE TO BATON ROUGE on American Airlines:
Saturday, March 2, 2019
Arrive in BTR
Rent vans for an 11-11:30 departure to Natchez
Arrive in Natchez around 2-2:30pm
Check in at the Natchez Grand Hotel
4-5pm go to the Natchez Visitor’s Center to get an overview of the town
Sunday, March 3, 2019
Breakfast at hotel (included)
TOUR: St. Mary’s Basilica, First Presbyterian Church exhibit of Natchez in Historic Photographs.
Private reception at 4pm
Monday, March 4th, 2019
Breakfast at the hotel (included)
Pickup at the hotel at 9:30am
Travel to Vicksburg National Military Park for tour
4pm return to Natchez
Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Breakfast at hotel (included)
10 am: Class meeting at Historic Natchez Foundation at 10am with an overview of the foundation’s resources and history of the town
11am: “Civil War Natchez” Talk by Jeff Mansell of the National Park Service
Research at Historic Natchez Foundation
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Breakfast at hotel (included)
9:30am: St. Catherine Street African American History Tour Lunch in town
2pm: Hotel pick up to go tour Longwood
3:30: Return to hotel/Free time
Thursday, March 7, 2019
Breakfast at hotel (included)
9:30am pickup to drive to Frogmore Plantation in Louisiana, which contains original slave cabins and slave church
Return to Natchez: Free time in the afternoon to shop for souvenirs
Friday, March 8, 2019
Breakfast at hotel (included)
9:30am Van pickup to return to Baton Rouge Airport
11:30 Check in at hotel