We appreciate your patience as we’ve gathered registrations for the March 16-20, 2020 Living Legacy Pilgrimage (LLP). We pleased to inform you that we have met our minimum number of registrants, so the Pilgrimage is on!
We still have open seats, so if you know of someone who’s been considering going and hasn’t committed yet, please encourage them to visit the LLP Information and Registration page and register as soon as possible. Early-bird registration ends tomorrow, January 31, 2020, but we'll still be accepting registrations through Feb 29, 2020, or until we've filled all the seats, whichever comes first.
PLEASE READ THIS BULLETIN CAREFULLY AS IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE THE PILGRIMAGE.
TRAVEL INFORMATION
It’s a good idea to begin exploring transportation options to and from Memphis, Tennessee, i.e., flights, train schedules, bus routes, etc., so you can secure the best options and rates.
We will begin orientation at approximately 8:00 a.m. on Monday, March 16, 2020, at a local church in Memphis.
If you’re arriving by Amtrak from Champaign-Urbana on the overnight City of New Orleans train, the bus will pick you up at the train station and take you to our meeting place.
If you’re arriving via other transportation, we will confirm with you where we’ll be meeting once it has been finalized.
Flights
If you’re flying, you’ll probably want to fly in and out of Memphis International Airport: https://www.flymemphis.com/. It’s serviced by Delta, American, Southwest, among others.
Driving
If you're driving, we are working on arrangements for you to be able to leave your car at no or low cost for the duration of our trip. We will give you more about this in a future bulletin.
Leaving for home at the end of the Pilgrimage
Our final day, Friday, March 20, ends after our closing dinner, probably about 7:00 pm CDT. We hope you can stay through the closing dinner, but if you have to get an earlier flight, we’ll be at the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel from 2 pm to 5 pm. You can take a cab or rideshare from there to the airport.
Pre and post Lodging
If you need to arrive the day before or leave the day after, you’re welcome to make a reservation at the same hotel the LLP staff will be staying at in Memphis, Holiday Inn Express Memphis Medical Center Midtown, for any extra nights, or, of course, you’re free to stay anywhere else. We will give you information about making a reservation using our group code in a future bulletin.
ITINERARY
Now the trip is confirmed, we’ll be finalizing details related to the itinerary. If you’d like to review our tentative itinerary and map, you’ll find it here: http://www.uulivinglegacy.org/03162020itinerary.html
PREPARING FOR THE TRIP
For you to get the most out of this experience, we hope you will do some advance reading and video watching. Our website, www.uulivinglegacy.org, offers many resources (see Resources) covering both history and current developments in civil rights areas relevant to the stops. We thought we would highlight a few especially good sources that you might find in your library or bookstore.
Books
Weary Feet, Rested Souls
We recommend purchasing a copy of Weary Feet, Rested Souls by Townsend Davis to carry with you on the journey. It’s available from Amazon in print, both new and used copies, and Kindle edition, or you can order it from your favorite independent bookstore.
Arranged by location, Weary Feet, Rested Souls describes many of the places we will visit, including maps, Movement history, photos, and quotes. It provides a good preliminary review of the significance of each site, and a helpful tool for remembering the sites and telling others about them back home.
Civil Rights Movement
For a general look at the historic Civil Rights Movement, two books are especially well done:
You might also be interested in learning more about Bryan Stevenson and the Equal Justice Initiative for our visit to Montgomery through his book, Just Mercy, which is also available now as a film.
FILMS
Several films (available as video, DVD or both) are well worth watching on your own. Some are available through streaming services or your local library. We will be using some visual materials on the bus, but will not have the time to include all of these excellent resources:
ABOUT SCHOLARSHIPS
The value of this Living Legacy Pilgrimage is priceless. The cost of the trip is an opportunity for individuals who are privileged by means of their color to take concrete action toward healing the wounds of racism by offering an opportunity for a second person whose life has been impacted by color discrimination, by the legacy of enslavement, or economic discrimination to fully participate in the Pilgrimage. We appreciate the generosity of those who have already donated to our scholarship fund.
We encourage participants who have the resources to do so to make a contribution. Every donation you make will go directly to allowing someone else to join us on the bus, either on this trip or a future pilgrimage.
DONATE TODAY. All of us will be richer for your generosity.
FUTURE UPDATES
Your planning team is working on setting up all the details, and you should look for regular bulletins from us that will help you prepare and know what to expect. In the meantime, if you have questions, please visit our website at www.uulivinglegacy.org or feel free to e-mail us at livinglegacypilgrimage@gmail.com.
See you in Memphis!
Annette
Annette Marquis
Director of Operations
Living Legacy Project, Inc.
http://www.livinglegacypilgrimage.org/
We still have open seats, so if you know of someone who’s been considering going and hasn’t committed yet, please encourage them to visit the LLP Information and Registration page and register as soon as possible. Early-bird registration ends tomorrow, January 31, 2020, but we'll still be accepting registrations through Feb 29, 2020, or until we've filled all the seats, whichever comes first.
PLEASE READ THIS BULLETIN CAREFULLY AS IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE THE PILGRIMAGE.
TRAVEL INFORMATION
It’s a good idea to begin exploring transportation options to and from Memphis, Tennessee, i.e., flights, train schedules, bus routes, etc., so you can secure the best options and rates.
We will begin orientation at approximately 8:00 a.m. on Monday, March 16, 2020, at a local church in Memphis.
If you’re arriving by Amtrak from Champaign-Urbana on the overnight City of New Orleans train, the bus will pick you up at the train station and take you to our meeting place.
If you’re arriving via other transportation, we will confirm with you where we’ll be meeting once it has been finalized.
Flights
If you’re flying, you’ll probably want to fly in and out of Memphis International Airport: https://www.flymemphis.com/. It’s serviced by Delta, American, Southwest, among others.
Driving
If you're driving, we are working on arrangements for you to be able to leave your car at no or low cost for the duration of our trip. We will give you more about this in a future bulletin.
Leaving for home at the end of the Pilgrimage
Our final day, Friday, March 20, ends after our closing dinner, probably about 7:00 pm CDT. We hope you can stay through the closing dinner, but if you have to get an earlier flight, we’ll be at the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel from 2 pm to 5 pm. You can take a cab or rideshare from there to the airport.
Pre and post Lodging
If you need to arrive the day before or leave the day after, you’re welcome to make a reservation at the same hotel the LLP staff will be staying at in Memphis, Holiday Inn Express Memphis Medical Center Midtown, for any extra nights, or, of course, you’re free to stay anywhere else. We will give you information about making a reservation using our group code in a future bulletin.
ITINERARY
Now the trip is confirmed, we’ll be finalizing details related to the itinerary. If you’d like to review our tentative itinerary and map, you’ll find it here: http://www.uulivinglegacy.org/03162020itinerary.html
PREPARING FOR THE TRIP
For you to get the most out of this experience, we hope you will do some advance reading and video watching. Our website, www.uulivinglegacy.org, offers many resources (see Resources) covering both history and current developments in civil rights areas relevant to the stops. We thought we would highlight a few especially good sources that you might find in your library or bookstore.
Books
Weary Feet, Rested Souls
We recommend purchasing a copy of Weary Feet, Rested Souls by Townsend Davis to carry with you on the journey. It’s available from Amazon in print, both new and used copies, and Kindle edition, or you can order it from your favorite independent bookstore.
Arranged by location, Weary Feet, Rested Souls describes many of the places we will visit, including maps, Movement history, photos, and quotes. It provides a good preliminary review of the significance of each site, and a helpful tool for remembering the sites and telling others about them back home.
Civil Rights Movement
For a general look at the historic Civil Rights Movement, two books are especially well done:
- Parting the Waters – America in the King Years, 1954-1963, by Taylor Branch – a comprehensive and informative summary of historic events with ML King, Jr. as a focus.
- Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement, by John Lewis and Michael D'Orso – John Lewis’s incredible story of his involvement in the Civil Rights Movement.
You might also be interested in learning more about Bryan Stevenson and the Equal Justice Initiative for our visit to Montgomery through his book, Just Mercy, which is also available now as a film.
FILMS
Several films (available as video, DVD or both) are well worth watching on your own. Some are available through streaming services or your local library. We will be using some visual materials on the bus, but will not have the time to include all of these excellent resources:
- Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years 1954-1965 by Henry Hampton - (available now in a 3 DVD set) We will view the Selma segments on the bus, but all sections are well worth watching ahead of time.
- Home of the Brave – the case of Viola Liuzzo, who was killed on the road between Selma and Montgomery following the famous march.
ABOUT SCHOLARSHIPS
The value of this Living Legacy Pilgrimage is priceless. The cost of the trip is an opportunity for individuals who are privileged by means of their color to take concrete action toward healing the wounds of racism by offering an opportunity for a second person whose life has been impacted by color discrimination, by the legacy of enslavement, or economic discrimination to fully participate in the Pilgrimage. We appreciate the generosity of those who have already donated to our scholarship fund.
We encourage participants who have the resources to do so to make a contribution. Every donation you make will go directly to allowing someone else to join us on the bus, either on this trip or a future pilgrimage.
DONATE TODAY. All of us will be richer for your generosity.
FUTURE UPDATES
Your planning team is working on setting up all the details, and you should look for regular bulletins from us that will help you prepare and know what to expect. In the meantime, if you have questions, please visit our website at www.uulivinglegacy.org or feel free to e-mail us at livinglegacypilgrimage@gmail.com.
See you in Memphis!
Annette
Annette Marquis
Director of Operations
Living Legacy Project, Inc.
http://www.livinglegacypilgrimage.org/
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