Civil Rights Study Tour
Picture: The Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic site
Jan 11, 2007
The class stands at the Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic site, which includes his boyhood home.
Last Day: Atlanta - Judith
Jan 11, 2007
Today, the tenth day of our trip, we visited the birth home of Martin Luther King, Jr., his burial site, Ebenezer Church, and National Memorial Center. It was in that home I first thought about King as a child. It is so easy to only think of him as a …
Last Day: Atlanta - Justin
Jan 11, 2007
After our visit to Birmingham, we traveled to Atlanta where we visited the Martin Luther King Museum in the downtown area. While at the King Museum, I was struck by the familiarity I had with the material, yet, I was fascinated to discover that, despite all …
Picture: Minniejean Brown
Jan 10, 2007
The class in Birmingham, Alabama with Minniejean Brown, one of the “Little Rock Nine.”
Birmingham - Judith
Jan 10, 2007
On 9th Day of our trip we departed from the hotel to the 16th Street Baptist Church. At the church we received an overview from one of the deacons and watched a movie on the impact of the riots. After words the deacon showed us the room that the four …
Birmingham - Justin
Jan 10, 2007
On the second day of our visit in Birmingham, our group visited the 16th Street Baptist Church where the infamous bombing of the church took the lives of four little girls. Since the bombing, the church, now repaired and fully operational, remains a vivid …
Picture: The King parsonage
Jan 9, 2007
The Montgomery parsonage in which the Kings lived; the front porch still has a hole from a bombing attack against the King family.
Picture: Dexter Avenue Baptist Church
Jan 9, 2007
The class stands outside Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, where King pastored during his time in Montgomery .
Montgomery - Day 2 - Judith
Jan 9, 2007
Today was our eighth day on the road. The schedule included Dexter Ave. Baptist Church, Martin Luther King Jr.’s parsonage and National Civil Rights Institute. At 9:30 we packed up and headed for Dexter Ave. Baptist Church. At the church we watched …
Montgomery - Day 2 - Justin
Jan 9, 2007
Today, our group went back to downtown Montgomery where we visited Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church and the parsonage that housed his family. In the church, I was struck with a sense of awe as I stood on the very ground where slaves had been held, …
Picture: National Center for the Study of Civil Rights and African-American Culture
Jan 8, 2007
The class stands with Rev. and Mrs. Graetz outside the National Center for the Study of Civil Rights and African-American Culture at Alabama State University in Montgomery, Alabama .
Picture: Rosa Parks Museum
Jan 8, 2007
Members of the class with Dr. Benson outside the Rosa Parks Museum in Montgomery, Alabama .
Picture: Rev. and Mrs. Robert Graetz
Jan 8, 2007
The class meets with Rev. Robert Graetz and his wife Jean. The couple ministered at a predominantly black Lutheran church in Montgomery in the 1950s, came to know Martin Luther King, Jr., and participated in the movement.
Montgomery - Judith
Jan 8, 2007
The start to a very busy 7th day was at the Rosa Parks Museum. The museum provided an overview of the events that surrounding the Montgomery bus boycotts. The display was smaller than anticipated but it had several unique features. Such as the bus situation …
Montgomery - Justin
Jan 8, 2007
After the church service at Tougaloo College, the group ventured onward from Mississippi to Alabama where we journeyed to Selma and Montgomery. Selma was a token stop for me because it marked the beginning of the non-violent Freedom Marches that began there. …
Jackson - Last Day - Judith
Jan 7, 2007
Today was our 6th day of the trip. For service we attended Tougaloo College Chapel. Chapel was about humility. One of the key illustrations that Rev. Johnson gave was that when people throw trash in your yard, clean it out everyday. Sometimes it seems like …
Jackson - Last Day - Justin
Jan 7, 2007
On our last day in Jackson, Mississippi, we went to Tougaloo College for church where we worshipped with school staff and faculty. Our visit to the church was of particular significance for me because I had never attended a predominately black church prior …
Jackson - Day 2 - Judith
Jan 6, 2007
On our fifth day here in the south are group was supposed to have a tour of the Medger Evers home and Tougaloo College Library. We arrived on time at the home of Evers but unfortunately the tour guide never showed up. While at the home we were able to …
Jackson - Day 2 - Justin
Jan 6, 2007
On this day, our group traveled to the Medgar Evers home and Vicksburg, which proved to be an extremely rewarding and interesting trip. While at the Medgar Evers home, I was struck by the solemn reality that one of the movement’s greatest leaders had …
Jackson, Miss. - Judith
Jan 5, 2007
Today we only had one scheduled stop, Tougaloo College. Once at the college we where given the chance to walk around freely. I ended up walking around by myself for awhile and really enjoyed just getting the chance to think about what it would have been …
Jackson, Miss. - Justin
Jan 5, 2007
When our time in Little Rock ended, we drove further south to Jackson, Mississippi where we visited crucial civil rights icons such as Tougaloo College, which helped us gain greater insight of the movement and its participants. At Tougaloo College, I was …
Little Rock - Judith
Jan 4, 2007
Our third day on the trip found us waking up in Little Rock, Arkansas where it rained all day! Our day consisted of first visiting Little Rock High School, then to River Market for lunch, followed by a visit to Bill Clinton’s Presidential Library. At …
Little Rock - Justin
Jan 4, 2007
After leaving Memphis, Tennessee, we journeyed to Little Rock, Arkansas where we visited the State Capital building, Little Rock Central High School, and the Clinton Presidential Museum. Although our visit to the capital building was brief, I was still able …
First Day - Judith
Jan 3, 2007
Today was the second day on our tour of the south. To start off the day we had the privilege of riding on a street trolley to our first stop, the National Civil Rights Museum. The museum was located within the old Lorraine Motel where Martin Luther King …
First Day - Justin
Jan 3, 2007
The first day of our civil rights trip was spent in Memphis, Tennessee where we visited the National Civil Rights Museum and the Rock n Soul Museum. Taking the trolley to the museum, our group was able to visualize the actual location and geography of the …
