Racism
Truth 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 More about We are here! By Christy ShaughnessySometimes 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 More about Sometimes Things Work Out Even Better Than Expected by Cephus MooreHistory 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 More about History was not made by just the famous names on all the statues and in all the books by Michele RussoDigging Deeper into the Roots of the Fight by Elena Baum
Marching Down Freedom’s Road, Day 4 Each day we delve deeper into this history. We spent today in Selma, but on the way there, we stopped in Lowndes County, to […]
Read More about Digging Deeper into the Roots of the Fight by Elena BaumPassing 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, […]
Read More about Blog Post – 6.13.23 by Gregory SmolinskiJune 13th Marching Down Freedom’s Road by Gloria Losey “A voteless people is a hopeless people”
Today, June 13, 2023, Classrooms Without Borders and our intimate group of 23 traveled from Montgomery, the seat of power in Alabama, to Selma, Alabama, the center of another important […]
Read More about June 13th Marching Down Freedom’s Road by Gloria Losey “A voteless people is a hopeless people”Personal Reflection: by Jacqueline Clarke
Today was a great jam packed day of learning, reflection and exposure. My pictures highlight the day but don’t nearly showcase the way my thinking of civil rights has expanded. […]
Read More about Personal Reflection: by Jacqueline ClarkeBack in the day, Atlanta’s powerbrokers boasted that their city was too busy to hate. Is there a time for hate? Last night we ate a family style supper with […]
Read More about Too busy to hate? by Owen DwyerFrom the Woolworth’s in Greensboro by Melody Meadows
From the Woolworth’s in Greensboro to the immersive experience in Atlanta, I am reminded of the sacrifices made to secure freedom. I accept the responsibility of all Americans to secure […]
Read More about From the Woolworth’s in Greensboro by Melody MeadowsMarching Down Freedom’s Road, Day 2 We rose early for a 7 am departure on our bus, headed towards Atlanta. The parallels rose in my mind to the era we […]
Read More about Freedom Rides of 1961 by Elena Baum