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"One of the most powerful experiences that I’ve had at Marquette in all of my four years here."
--2008 Pilgrimage Participant
Intercultural Programs offers a unique opportunity to take a journey through the past during fall break. In 2007, thirty students became the first at Marquette to experience the Civil Rights Pilgrimage, a tour of key historical landmarks of the South that retell stories of the civil rights struggle only forty years ago. The students, along with six administrators, visited the cities of Memphis, Birmingham, and Atlanta, where they viewed the site of Dr. Martin Luther King’s assassination, visited historically black colleges, toured museums and walked through Kelly Ingram Park, home of the infamous protest in which young people were violently sprayed with fire hoses and attacked by dogs. Additionally, the students met with several people who lived the movement, including Reverend Kyles, who was with Dr. King on the night of his death, just moments before the shot was fired.
This year’s trip will also take place during fall break. Participants will depart on the evening of Wednesday, 10/21 and will return on the evening of Sunday 10/25. The group will travel by bus and stay overnight at university residence halls. Registration begins Thursday, 9/24 and costs $200. A minimum $100 deposit is required with registration. The registration deadline is Thursday, 10/8. Final payment is also due 10/8. Participants will be expected to attend two workshops before the trip and one debriefing session after. Dates are as follows:
- Informational Meeting (1 of 3 sessions required): Thursday, 9/24; Thursday, 10/1; or Thursday 10/8
- Pre-Pilgrimage Meeting (required): Monday, 10/19
- Post Pilgrimage Meeting (required): Thursday, 10/29
For more information, please contact DJ Todd, Coordinator for Intercultural Programs at 414-288-7205 or stop by Room 121 in the Alumni Memorial Union.
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