10 great places to retrace the civil rights movement - USATODAY.com: Given the monumental impact of the civil rights movement, its landmarks — lunch counters, bus stops, schools and churches — are surprisingly ordinary. On the eve of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jim Carrier, author of A Traveler's Guide to the Civil Rights Movement ($14, Harvest Books), takes USA TODAY on a tour to places that forced the nation to honor its founding creed that we are all created equal.