Civil Rights

Reflecting on the “Marching Down Freedom’s Road” Seminar Experience by Khaliz Thomas

By Ellen Resnek / Monday, June 24, 2024 / Comments Off on Reflecting on the “Marching Down Freedom’s Road” Seminar Experience by Khaliz Thomas

I wanted to share my thoughts on the recent “Marching Down Freedom’s Road” seminar. Initially, I was hesitant to join because I typically don’t handle heavy topics well. However, as […]

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Reflection MDFR by Zaire Howze-Jetter

By Ellen Resnek / Monday, June 24, 2024 / Comments Off on Reflection MDFR by Zaire Howze-Jetter

The civil rights seminar I attended, inspired me most by the John Lewis memorial. The whole experience shed light on the enduring struggle of black people for equality and justice. […]

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Sunday June 22nd by Jayden Reed

By Ellen Resnek / Monday, June 24, 2024 / Comments Off on Sunday June 22nd by Jayden Reed

 Overall, the trip was a great experience from the beginning, getting on the plane and traveling to Atlanta, Georgia all the way to the end and Cincinnati, Ohio there was […]

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Sunday June 22nd by Faith Jackson

By Ellen Resnek / Monday, June 24, 2024 / Comments Off on Sunday June 22nd by Faith Jackson

Starting the day off, it was rainy and due to the lack of umbrellas, we resorted to a bus tour. It was a bit hard to follow along completely since […]

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“What A Wonderful World” By Jake Hollin

By Ellen Resnek / Sunday, June 23, 2024 / Comments Off on “What A Wonderful World” By Jake Hollin

What a Wonderful World may seem like a peculiar title for a blog post as we near the end of our trip but the more I thought about it, nothing […]

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Day 7: Joy in Soulsville, Memphis, TN by Shauna Smith

By Ellen Resnek / Sunday, June 23, 2024 / Comments Off on Day 7: Joy in Soulsville, Memphis, TN by Shauna Smith

Soulsville. Encompassing all ages, races, religions, ethnicities, belief systems, and music genres. From ages 15 to 71, students of the Civil Rights Movement and of life came on this trip […]

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June 20th by Meg Frank

By Ellen Resnek / Friday, June 21, 2024 / Comments Off on June 20th by Meg Frank

The Legacy Museum was so powerful, and the magnitude of the experience of Blacks throughout history left me stunned and overwhelmed. From the beginning video simulation of being on the […]

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June 20th by Regis Mcdevitt

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, June 20, 2024 / Comments Off on June 20th by Regis Mcdevitt

We’ve been talking a lot on our journey about the timeline for the civil rights movement and where it began. Did it begin with Plessy v Ferguson in the 1890s […]

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Wednesday, June 19th 2024 by Michelle Ultmann

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, June 20, 2024 / Comments Off on Wednesday, June 19th 2024 by Michelle Ultmann

 For 32 years I was a Pediatrician and I wrote notes in the SOAP format: Subjective (what patient says), Objective (what I observe), Assessment (what I think it could be […]

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Juneteenth by Josh Ault

By Ellen Resnek / Wednesday, June 19, 2024 / Comments Off on Juneteenth by Josh Ault

I’m sitting in front of a gigantic wall at the Freedom Monument Sculpture Park in Montgomery. It’s titled the National Monument to Freedom. I’m looking at the millions of names […]

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