Here about the trip! Wed., Feb 21, 2018, UMD, RDC 335 Gooseberry Falls Room
1:00pm - 2:15pm
Walking in the Footsteps of Civil Rights Leaders
19 UMD students traveled to Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee in spring 2017 to meet civil rights leaders and hear the stories of the courageous men and women who changed our country. They will show videos and share their reflections.
Presenters: UMD Students: Joel Makori, Nemuel Nyangaresi, Akosua Jah, and others. Cheryl Reitan, Associate Director, UMD Marketing and Public Relations
Civil Rights History Tour
UMD students, staff, and faculty will travel to Nashville, TN, Selma, AL, Montgomery, AL, Memphis, TN, Jackson, MS, Lexington, MS, and St. Louis, MO.
UMD students, staff, and faculty will travel to Nashville, TN, Selma, AL, Montgomery, AL, Memphis, TN, Jackson, MS, Lexington, MS, St. Louis, MO, for Spring Break, from March 3-12, 2017
Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, and Missouri played instrumental roles in the African American Civil Rights movement. This trip will take UMD students, East High School students, Denfeld High School students, fa
03/27/2017
http://www.duluthbudgeteer.com/community/4240156-umd-spring-break-participants-perform-freedom-burning
We're still making waves!
03/20/2017
A spring break for civil rights. A group of students at the University of Minnesota Duluth could've spent spring break doing what so many other college students do -- partying. They had bigger goals. They wanted to learn more about the history of civil rights in America.
03/20/2017
Wonderful article in the DNT about our trip.
Local view: UMD students on spring break slapped in face by stories... Thirty-three of us crammed into a motor coach and took off for Nashville, Birmingham, Selma, Montgomery, Jackson, Holmes County and Memphis. We were a group of University of Minnesota Duluth students, faculty, staff and community members time-traveling back 50 years on our 2017 spring break. Every d...
03/19/2017
Our stop in Holmes County MS was inspiring. Ms. Zep and Mr Carthan told us what they and their parents had to survive in order to vote.
The Fight for Voting Rights in Holmes County MS In Holmes County we learned about the fight for civil rights from local leaders.
03/14/2017
Civil Rights Leaders Speak, "Freedom Burning"
Presentations by the students and community members who traveled to Nashville, Birmingham, Selma, Montgomery, Jackson, Lexington, and Memphis on the 2017 UMD Civil Rights History Spring Break Trip.
Tues. March 21, 4:30 pm - Harbor City International School Theater, 332 W. Michigan Street, Ste 300.
Tues. March 21, 6:30 pm - AICHO, Trepanier Hall, 212 W. 2nd St.
Mon. March 27, 11 am 12 pm - UMD’s Kirby Rafters. Women Civil Rights Leaders Speak.
In honor of Women’s History Month and the Commission for Women
Need Info? Contact UMD [email protected] 218-726-8444 [email protected] 218-726-8996.
03/13/2017
Photo Credits: Betty Green and Nemuel Sereti
03/13/2017
Photo Credits: Nemuel Sereti and Betty Green
03/13/2017
Picture Credits : Nemuel Sereti and Betty Greene
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