Civil Rights Journey 2012

The 2012 Civil Rights Journey was an inspiring youth trip to visit sites and people of significance in the U.S. civil-rights movement.

Participants aged 15-20 traveled by bus from Atlanta, Ga., to the historic cities of Birmingham, Montgomery, and Selma, Ala. They met and some of the courageous people who worked to desegregate schools, register new voters, and bring an end to racial discrimination in the United States.

They learned about the progressive, nonviolent organizing techniques used by civil-rights activists and how they are still being used today — to advance rights for workers, immigrants, and LGBTQ people; to work toward economic justice through the Occupy movement; and more.