Racial Justice
“‘So beautiful it was horrifying’: Local teachers travel South to learn about Civil Rights Movement”
Discover the emotional journey of local teachers as they explore the South to deepen their understanding of the Civil Rights Movement.
Read MoreAs we are coming to the end of our journey, I have been reflecting on the title for this seminar: Marching Down Freedom’s Road. It is now up to us […]
Read MoreFun fact: I have never written a blog before! Well, I wrote one the other night, so a more truthful statement would be: I had not written a blog until participating […]
Read MoreMy Lyrical Reflection: To learn deeply and forever by Daniela Buccilli
The Legacy Museum begins in the seasick-all of nowhere land, the Atlantic Ocean. Atlas (the World Carrier). It begins with a seemingly endless place without land — water, a symbol […]
Read MoreBirmingham: The winners make the memorials by Owen Dwyer
Day Five of our tour and we visited Kelly Ingram Park in Birmingham, Alabama. The park occupies a central location in the city’s civil rights history. It sits across the […]
Read MoreMusic as Motivation and Education by Greg Smolinski
The Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s in the United States was a time of intense activism, bravery, and a collective fight for justice and equality. Among the […]
Read MoreTruth Telling & America’s History of Racial Injustices Day five of our journey began with an emotional tour of the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) Legacy Museum in Montgomery, Alabama, where […]
Read MoreSometimes Things Work Out Even Better Than Expected by Cephus Moore
I have wanted to visit the Memorial for Peace and Justice ever since I attended a presentation by Bryan Stevenson in Pittsburgh five years ago. But unfortunately, I thought, there […]
Read MoreHistory was not made by just the famous names on all the statues and in all the books by Michele Russo
Atlanta, Georgia & Montgomery, Alabama – It has been made clear that women were the backbone and at the forefront of the movement. Due to the times and circumstances of […]
Read MorePassing It on to the Next Generation Today we left Montgomery to travel west to Lowndes County and Selma, Alabama on Day 4 of Marching, Riding, Walking, Sweating, Talking, Laughing, […]
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