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Our
trip began in Little Rock, Arkansas, where we visited Little Rock Central
High School and brought us to five other southern cities. Our mission
was twofold: to embark on a modified pilgrimage to explore the sites,
sounds, and images while studying the nonviolent, direct action of the
Civil Rights Movement in the South, and to discover the blues heritage
in the Mississippi Delta and its unique influences rooted in jazz, R&B,
rock and roll, and popular music.
Our journey took us from Little Rock to Memphis, Tennessee; Jackson, Mississippi;
Selma, Montgomery, and Birmingham, Alabama; and Atlanta, Georgia; before
flying home to Chicago. Our early stop in Memphis gave us the opportunity
to visit the National Civil Rights Museum built on the site of the Lorraine
Motel, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on April 4,
1968. The exhibits helped orient us to what our week would reveal. We
also explored nearby Beale Street, acknowledged home of the Blues.
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Beale Street in Memphis, TN, home of the blues and wonderful southern food.
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Little Rock Central High School
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The group in front of the University of Mississippi, or "Ole Miss".
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Group members pose in front of the Little Rock Central mascot.
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