Today was a day full of learning experiences. Atlanta, Georgia is a beautiful place to visit if you are looking for a historical tour. We went to the Martin Luther King Jr. Historical Museum. It is one of the most beautiful, calming places there is. In the museum you can find Dr. Luther's body along with his wife, Coretta Scott King in the  middle of a water fountain. Next to it is the Never Ending Flame, which is there to represent the continuance of Martin's Dream. We also visited another museum in which we can see what is going on around the whole world. There is a simulation that basically takes us back in time to show us how bad segregation was. Afterwards we went to eat at CNN. CNN is gigantic and has many diverse backgrounds/cultures. Then we went to Spelman College which is a all women school, located in front of Morehouse College (an all male school). The College is full of so many different opportunities, and is also very diverse. Women from all over the world attend Spelman to pursue an equal treatment career. The college over all is very nice and welcoming. It was nice getting to go into a college where there are just women. I enjoyed it.
Erika O. 7/29/15

Four Little Girls - Birmingham

We Walk Across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, AL

Joanne Bland tells her heroing story of her March as a child from Selma to Montgomery - her March for Voting Rights - her March for Freedom to sit at the counter at a "cool" looking diner as she recalls

Seniors and their technology!!

Writing blogs

Playing a game

Twins by choice!

The Montgomery, AL house that MLK Jr. lived in when a bomb was thrown in. His wife and baby were in the parlor on the right. They escaped to the back before the bomb flew in. A close look shows different windows on the right side of the house from the left side.

Rosa Parks - The Mother of the Civil Rights Movement

The flyer's language that led to the bus boycott:

I Would Do it All Over Again

 What I most appreciate from this trip was the college tours. It open my eyes and made me realize that, that will be in a couple of years. It got me thinking more about the future. I gained a lot of information. The one I enjoyed the most was the Spelman College tour. Going on that tour, I could see myself going there. I love the traditions they have and they will be one of the colleges I'll apply to. I had fun on this trip and I would do it all over again. 

Destinee G.

In this trip, I learned a lot of things; like when we walked in to the Rosa Parks Museum, it really touched me when they showed us when she wouldn't give up her seat and how disrespectful the white people and the bus driver were to her. The crazy thing is that she was where she was allowed to sit at and the bus driver ignored her rights. 

What really touched me was when we went to the Civil Rights Museum and they were showing videos of what the white people were saying on live television back then. It was just really mean, nasty and disrespectful. It's truly amazing what our ancestors had to go through for the world to be like it is today.

Dariyon G.

Hope, Strength, and Courage

As we took this journey, through history, through the life of hope, strength and courage it made me realize the hurt each and every one had trying to get their freedom. 

As I walked in the doors of the Civil Rights Museum in Atlanta, Georgia, I felt the courage, of everyone who fought for their rights. Doing a sit-in exhibit, putting on head phones and closing my eyes changed my whole view on life. Hearing threats, name calling, and the laughs going in my ears took me to stepping in the shoes of a young African-American getting bashed at for standing for their rights. My chair rattled, my head filled with the harsh words. That 1 minute and 15 secs changed everything. It opened my eyes to strength, to hope and to be thankful for the freedom I walk every day.

Paige M.

I want to Do More Things in My Community

This trip was a great experience for me. I never knew how bad things for people in the South until I watched videos and did sit-ins. This experience made me want to do more things in my community to help them. I didn't know how it would feel to have to give up my seat until I actually sat down and felt what they felt. This trip couldn't have been any better for me. I know I would have not done all the things that Upward Bound did with us this week, it was really an honor.

Alleen G.