Thank you for registering for the October 19-26, 2019, Living Legacy Pilgrimage. We pleased to inform you that this Pilgrimage is full!
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 Birmingham, Alabama, i.e., flights, train schedules, bus routes, etc., so you can secure the best options and rates. We will meet in Birmingham on Saturday, October 19 at 4:30 p.m. and will board the bus by 5:00 p.m. We'll be going to a downtown church where we'll have orientation and dinner, so plan to arrive with enough time to settle in and relax a little before things kick-off.
Flights
If you’re flying, many of you will be able to arrange a Saturday flight to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) that will get you there in plenty of time for our 4:30 pm gathering. If you need to arrive the day before or leave the day after, you will be able to make a reservation at the same hotel we’ll be staying at in Birmingham for that extra night, or, of course, you’re free to stay somewhere else. We will give you more about how to make a reservation for pre and post nights and about the airport shuttle in a future bulletin.
Amtrak and buses
Birmingham is serviced by Amtrak and by Greyhound and other bus lines. Please arrange for a Lyft or cab from the station to the hotel.
Driving
If you're driving, we will make arrangements with our Birmingham hotel for you to be able to leave your car without charge in the hotel parking lot for the duration of our trip.
Leaving for home at the end of the Pilgrimage
Our final day, Saturday, Oct 26, begins at a hotel in Memphis, TN. We will spend that morning at the National Civil Rights Museum. The bus will depart for Birmingham around lunchtime.
Important: If you plan to fly home on Saturday, Oct 26, do not schedule any flight from the Birmingham Airport before 6:00 pm on Saturday. It’s an almost four-hour trip from Memphis to Birmingham so we probably won’t arrive at the Birmingham airport until at least 4:30 that afternoon so give yourself enough time to not miss your flight.
Some people might choose to fly out of Memphis on Saturday afternoon. That's OK, although you'll miss some of our end-of-Pilgrimage processing on the bus on the return to Birmingham. If you choose to do that, you'll be responsible for transportation the National Civil Rights Museum to the airport.
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 a large number of 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 that you purchase 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 editions, or you can order it from your favorite independent bookstore.
Arranged by location, Weary Feet, Rested Souls describes each place 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. We will be telling you which pages describe each day’s itinerary.
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.
The Children, by David Halberstam – Tells the stories of the young people in Nashville who formed the core of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, and what they have done with their lives since the Movement days.
Especially those of you who are Unitarian Universalists, we highly recommend reading Mark Morrison Reed’s new book: The Selma Awakening: How the Civil Rights Movement Tested and Changed Unitarian Universalism. It’s available from the UUA Bookstore and from Amazon (including Kindle edition). According to the UUA Bookstore, “With rigorous scholarship and unflinching frankness, The Selma Awakening provides a new way of understanding Unitarian Universalist engagement with race and offers an indispensable new resource for anyone interested in UU history.”
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 segments 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 or by the legacy of enslavement 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 [email protected].
See you in Birmingham!
Annette
Administrative Coordinator
Living Legacy Project, Inc.
www.livinglegacypilgrimage.org
[email protected]
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 Birmingham, Alabama, i.e., flights, train schedules, bus routes, etc., so you can secure the best options and rates. We will meet in Birmingham on Saturday, October 19 at 4:30 p.m. and will board the bus by 5:00 p.m. We'll be going to a downtown church where we'll have orientation and dinner, so plan to arrive with enough time to settle in and relax a little before things kick-off.
Flights
If you’re flying, many of you will be able to arrange a Saturday flight to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) that will get you there in plenty of time for our 4:30 pm gathering. If you need to arrive the day before or leave the day after, you will be able to make a reservation at the same hotel we’ll be staying at in Birmingham for that extra night, or, of course, you’re free to stay somewhere else. We will give you more about how to make a reservation for pre and post nights and about the airport shuttle in a future bulletin.
Amtrak and buses
Birmingham is serviced by Amtrak and by Greyhound and other bus lines. Please arrange for a Lyft or cab from the station to the hotel.
Driving
If you're driving, we will make arrangements with our Birmingham hotel for you to be able to leave your car without charge in the hotel parking lot for the duration of our trip.
Leaving for home at the end of the Pilgrimage
Our final day, Saturday, Oct 26, begins at a hotel in Memphis, TN. We will spend that morning at the National Civil Rights Museum. The bus will depart for Birmingham around lunchtime.
Important: If you plan to fly home on Saturday, Oct 26, do not schedule any flight from the Birmingham Airport before 6:00 pm on Saturday. It’s an almost four-hour trip from Memphis to Birmingham so we probably won’t arrive at the Birmingham airport until at least 4:30 that afternoon so give yourself enough time to not miss your flight.
Some people might choose to fly out of Memphis on Saturday afternoon. That's OK, although you'll miss some of our end-of-Pilgrimage processing on the bus on the return to Birmingham. If you choose to do that, you'll be responsible for transportation the National Civil Rights Museum to the airport.
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 a large number of 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 that you purchase 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 editions, or you can order it from your favorite independent bookstore.
Arranged by location, Weary Feet, Rested Souls describes each place 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. We will be telling you which pages describe each day’s itinerary.
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.
The Children, by David Halberstam – Tells the stories of the young people in Nashville who formed the core of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, and what they have done with their lives since the Movement days.
Especially those of you who are Unitarian Universalists, we highly recommend reading Mark Morrison Reed’s new book: The Selma Awakening: How the Civil Rights Movement Tested and Changed Unitarian Universalism. It’s available from the UUA Bookstore and from Amazon (including Kindle edition). According to the UUA Bookstore, “With rigorous scholarship and unflinching frankness, The Selma Awakening provides a new way of understanding Unitarian Universalist engagement with race and offers an indispensable new resource for anyone interested in UU history.”
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 segments 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 and Mississippi 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.
- The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till, by Keith Beauchamp – covers the murder and aftermath of 14 year old Emmett Till in Money, Mississippi in 1955.
- Freedom Summer (2014) — describes the 10 weeks in 1964 when more than 700 student volunteers from around the country joined organizers and local African Americans to register voters in Mississippi.
- Strange Fruit (2002) — the story behind Billie Holiday’s signature anti-lynching song examines the history of lynching, and the interplay of race, labor and the left, and popular culture that shaped the civil rights movement.
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 or by the legacy of enslavement 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 [email protected].
See you in Birmingham!
Annette
Administrative Coordinator
Living Legacy Project, Inc.
www.livinglegacypilgrimage.org
[email protected]
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