Civil Rights Pilgrimage

Tuesday, March 3 to Monday, March 9, 2015
Landmarks in Nashville, Memphis, Jackson, Montgomery & Atlanta
Audience: 
Future Students
Current Students
Faculty
Staff
Alumni
The public

The trip will take place during Spring Break 2015, March 3-9, 2015

SELMA: BRIDGE TO THE PAST, GATEWAY TO THE FUTURE
TAKE A JOURNEY BACK INTO THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT AND LEARN ABOUT THE STRUGGLE FOR EQUALITY AND JUSTICE WHILE VISITING HISTORICAL LANDMARKS, ENGAGING IN A SIT-IN REENACTMENT AND TRAVELING ACROSS THE EDMUND PETTUS BRIDGE.
VISIT CIVIL RIGHTS LANDMARKS IN NASHVILLE, MEMPHIS, JACKSON, MONTGOMERY, AND ATLANTA.

TRIP: Price includes transportation, lodging, some museum admissions, and meals. A $50 non-refundable deposit is required at the time of registration. Registration begins August 25 and closed at 45 participants.

COURSE: PLS 4940/6940-01 Available as a three-credit course, this innovative course highlights some of the critical leaders and unsung heroes and heroines of the American Civil Rights Movement, while discussing the global impact of the movement and its present-day implications. This class will be taught by Dr. Tracy Snipe and meets on Mondays from 4:40-7:10 p.m.

COST:
$250 for students enrolled in PLS 4940/6940-01: Modern Civil Rights Movement: Pilgrimage. Class is scheduled for Spring 2015.
$300 for students not enrolled in PLS 4940/6940-01
$500 for community members
More information and a tentative itinerary can be found at: wright.edu/bolinga
Contact Nycia Bolds at nycia.bolds@wright.edu or (937) 775-5645 for more information.
This trip is sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs and Community Engagement with support from: Bolinga Center, University Center for International Education, College of Liberal Arts, and the Political Science Department.

For additional Black History Month events, please review our website at wright.edu/bolinga

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