Program Dates: May 30 - June 9, 2022
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This five-week summer program is an intense immersion in the Civil Rights Movement in the Deep South. We will spend seven class sessions learning the history of the Movement through books, films, photographs, and songs. We will then take to the road for 11 days, visiting key sites like Atlanta, Birmingham, Memphis, Montgomery, and Selma. These site visits will deepen our understanding and give us a tangible feel for the living past. We will then meet for two final sessions to collectively reflect on what we have learned, and how we might convey it to others.
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December 11, 2021
March 15, 2022
April 1, 2022
Spring Semester 2022
Study Abroad Office
Summerville Campus
AH E134
This summer program is an intense five-week immersion in the Civil Rights Movement in the Deep South. We will spend the first two and a half weeks in the classroom, learning the complex history of the Movement. With historical context established, we will then take to the road for 11 days, visiting key sites in the movement like Atlanta, Georgia; Birmingham, Alabama; Jackson, Mississippi; Little Rock, Arkansas; and Memphis, Tennessee. At each site we will analyze not only the history as source materials are on display, but also how that history is presented for a contemporary public. In our final week we will return to the classroom, reflecting collectively on what we have learned and preparing our reflections for a public presentation. We will meet on campus for two sessions after the trip for collective reflections.
If program travel is cancelled due to travel restrictions from the State Department, University System of Georgia, or Augusta University, this course will NOT be offered during Summer 2022.
*Pre-req: HIST 2111 or 2112
Program Fee: $1200 + Tuition & Fees
Deposit: $200
Final Payment Due: April 1, 2022
Bus fees, lodging, some meals, travel insurance, and mandatory excursions are included in your fees. Additional expenses include some meals and souvenir items.
30
MayDepart Augusta for Atlanta.
Visit Martin Luther King National Historical Park
Explore the Auburn Ave neighborhood.
Stay the night in Atlanta.
31
MayExplore the Atlanta University Center, Vine City neighborhood.
Depart Atlanta for Birmingham, AL. While en route, visit Anniston Freedom Riders Monument, visit Bethel Baptist Church, and Dynamite Hill. Then, spend the night in Birmingham.
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01
JuneVisit 16th St Baptist Church, Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Kelly Ingram Park. Depart Birmingham for Memphis, TN. Spend the night in Memphis.
02
JuneVisit the National Civil Rights Museum and Mason Temple. Spend the night in Memphis, TN.
03
JuneDepart Memphis for Little Rock. Visit Central High School National Historic Site. Depart Little Rock for Marks, Ruleville to visit the Delta Regional Mule Train Market and Museum, Fannie Lou Hamer Memorial Garden and Museum. Spend the night in Clarksdale.
04
JuneDepart Clarksdale for Sumner, Glendora, Money, Greenwood. Visit Emmett Till Interpretive Center, River Site, Bryant’s store, and Broad St Historical Park. Depart Greenwood for Jackson, MS. Visit Medgar Evers home and then spend the night in Jackson.
05
JuneVisit the Civil Rights Museum, Jackson historical markers (Greyhound station, Woolworth’s, COFO office, state capitol rally). Excursion to Canton: visit Canton Freedom House. Spend the night in Jackson, MS.
06
JuneDepart Jackson for Marion. En route, visit Goodman, Chaney, and Schwerner historical marker. Visit Marion Civil Rights sites. Depart Marion for Selma where we will spend the night.
07
JuneWalk the Selma-to-Montgomery Trail from Brown Chapel to Edmund Pettus Bridge. Visit the National Voting Rights Museum and Institute. Depart Selma for Montgomery, continuing the Selma-to-Montgomery Trail. En route, visit Lowndes Interpretive Center and First Baptist Church Hayneville. Spend the night in Montgomery, AL.
08
JuneVisit the Legacy Museum, Civil Rights Memorial, and the National Memorial for Peace & Justice. Spend the night in Montgomery.
09
JuneVisit the Rosa Parks Museum, Dexter Ave Baptist Church, and Freedom Rides Museum. Depart Montgomery for Atlanta. Visit the Center for Civil and Human Rights and then depart Atlanta for Augusta arriving back late in the day.
*Itinerary may be subject to change
