Selma, Alabama
Our day started with a drive to Selma. Our first stop in town was the Interpretive Center, where we viewed a short film discussing the town's significance to the Civil Rights Movement. We were greeted there by Joanne Bland, a "Bloody Sunday" marcher and modern-day activist, who treated us to an insightful driving/walking tour of Selma. Ms. Bland also took us to Tabernacle A.M.E. Church, where she was joined by other activists for a question and answer session on their personal experiences with the movement in Selma, and beyond.
Montgomery, Alabama
After lunch we traversed the famous Edmund Pettus Bridge and drove on to Montgomery. In the state capital, we visited the Southern Poverty Law Center; reviewing the stories of martyrs of the movement and processing modern-day hate. Upon leaving the SPLC, we strolled by Dr. King's Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, the bus stop from which Rosa Parks inspired a boycott, and finished our day at the old Montgomery Greyhound Bus Terminal, where displays and art exhibits document the beating of the Freedom Riders in 1961.
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