Athletics | 7/20/2022 11:48:00 AM
The College of Minnesota had six people journey to Selma, Alabama to take part within the Massive Life Sequence: Selma to Montgomery, July 15-17, 2022. The journey is a journey to Selma and Montgomery, Alabama, for an immersive and academic expertise at a key middle of the civil rights motion. Attending the occasion from Minnesota was Senior Affiliate Athletics Director Peyton Owens III, monitor’s Julia Hayes, soccer’s Mohamed Ibrahim, volleyball’s Taylor Landfair, girls’s basketball’s Rose Micheaux and rowing’s Natalie Doebler.
These #Gophers are six of 100 B1G student-athletes, coaches and directors touring to Alabama for the #B1GLife Sequence civil rights academic expertise this weekend!
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— The Gopher Manner (@thegopherway) July 15, 2022
All 14 Massive Ten establishments gathered on July 15 in Montgomery. After verify in, attendees listened to keynote speaker Sheyann Webb-Christburg. Often known as Martin Luther King Jr.’s youngest freedom fighter, she spoke to the group: “Athletes, the battle will not be over. Racism nonetheless rears its ugly head & makes an attempt to rid folks of respect they deserve as human beings. Every of us convey to this world particular skills and skills. There’s somebody someplace that advantages out of your contribution to this world.” The attendees additionally seen of an episode of the documentary collection “Eyes on the Prize.”
Prepared for Day ✌️of our #Gophers in Alabama and #B1GLife expertise!
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— The Gopher Manner (@thegopherway) July 16, 2022
The journey continues Saturday in Selma on the First Baptist Church, the place lots of of scholars coordinated by the Dallas County Voters League started their days’ lengthy journey from Selma to Montgomery in 1965. First Baptist was a focus of the assembly and non-violent instructing periods sponsored by the Scholar Nonviolent Coordinatin the church to plan rallies and demonstrations of early 1965 which culminated within the Selma-to-Montgomery march. Lynda Blackmon Lowry, creator and civil rights activist spoke to the group. She was the youngest individual on the march at 15 years previous in 1965.
All attendees then walked from First Baptist Church in Selma throughout the Edmund Pettus Bridge, the positioning of Bloody Sunday and Turnaround Tuesday.
Our #Gophers strolling throughout the Edmund Pettus Bridge as part of their #B1GLife expertise with the @bigten.
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— The Gopher Manner (@thegopherway) July 16, 2022
50 ?#B1GLife attendees walked from First Baptist Church in Selma throughout the Edmund Pettus Bridge, the positioning of Bloody Sunday and Turnaround Tuesday. pic.twitter.com/5qJDrZ7oKS
— Massive Ten Convention (@bigten) July 16, 2022
🗣 @Gopher_Rowing‘s Natalie Doebler (@nataliedoebler) on her #B1GLife expertise.
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— Massive Ten Convention (@bigten) July 17, 2022
In Montgomery, the group visited the Interpretive Middle at Alabama State College, a traditionally black college (HBCU), and discovered extra in regards to the profound affect that college students had on the civil rights motion. The group additionally visited the Civil Rights Memorial Middle, the Alabama Division of Archives and Historical past, and the award-winning Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) Legacy Museum, which gives a complete overview of America’s historical past of racial injustice – from enslavement to mass incarceration.
On Saturday night, journey attendees heard from EJI Legacy Museum founder and social justice lawyer Bryan Stevenson earlier than forming small teams to debate their experiences. The small group debrief periods might be led by campus Variety, Fairness, and Inclusion administrators.
