The Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, was the scene of a major civil rights confrontation in March, 1965. (CNS photo/Jim Young, Reuters)
WALK WHERE HISTORY WAS MADE.
"When you get on that bus, you don't just read history — you stand in it."
WHAT WE DOMore than a tour. A pilgrimage.
The Living Legacy Project leads immersive pilgrimages to the civil rights sites of the American South — the churches, bridges, courthouses, and small towns where ordinary people did extraordinary things. Participants walk across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, sit in the pews where movement leaders prayed and strategized, and hear from local historians, community members, and Civil Rights veterans whose lives are deeply connected to this history. The Living Legacy Pilgrimage is not nostalgia. It is preparation. |
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2026 SCHEDULE
Join us on a pilgrimage
Open to the public
The Mississippi Story
September 20–24, 2026
Walk the ground where Freedom Riders, SNCC organizers, and local leaders risked everything to dismantle segregation in one of the movement's most contested states. Sites include Memphis, Jackson, Meridian, and Hattiesburg.
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Open to the public
The Alabama Story
November 9–13, 2026
From the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma to the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham — walk through the heart of the movement, the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, and the people who led it.
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Also in 2026: Feb 9–14 UUSC pilgrimage (private) · Oct 19–22 Artist Pilgrimage (private) · More info coming soon
VOICE FROM THE JOURNEY
What participants say
"The opportunity to meet with first-hand Civil Rights Veteran accounts was life defining." |
"The opportunity to hear from Rev. Thomas Wilder, Dr. Martha Bouyer, and Linda Blackmon Lowry was extraordinarily powerful. The music and singing was a blessing." |
"The single most impactful thing for me were the two EJI sites in Montgomery, particularly the lynching memorial. It showed me the impact of art and architecture." |
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