Revs. Janne and Rob Eller-Isaacs in Birmingham, as the tour participants gather.
Col. Stone Johnson, a veteran of the Birmingham Civil Rights struggle, speaks to the tour participants.
Lehna Huie, Jova Vargas, and Hannah Eller-Isaacs, young adults on the tour.
A Journey of Faith: the 2009 UU Living Legacy Civil Rights Pilgrimage
The 2009 Unitarian Universalist (UU) Living Legacy Civil Rights Pilgrimage, February 11-18, 2009, is more than a civil rights tour. It begins and end in Birmingham, AL, and will include stops in Marion, Selma, and Montgomery, AL, as well as Meridian and Philadelphia, MS.
Visiting the sites of civil rights activity forty to fifty years ago and talking with veterans of that Movement affects one’s thoughts and feelings; it provides superb preparation for deepening one’s understanding and commitment for work on the issues of race, oppression, and injustice that still bedevil Unitarian Universalism.
The Living Legacy Pilgrimage is bringing together people who can create a vision that will connect our Unitarian Universalist legacy of work in the Civil Rights Movement to the Unitarian Universalist Association’s (UUA’s) current commitment to becoming an anti-racist, anti-oppressive, multicultural institution and to understanding the responsibility of the UUA and our congregations in doing the important work of racial reconciliation where it is indicated and necessary.
Leaders of the Pilgrimage are:
- Rev. Gordon Gibson
- Judy Gibson
- Rev. Hope Johnson
- Janice Marie Johnson
- Rev. Wendy Pantoja
- Annette Marquis
Read the Reflections of Members of the Pilgrimage
- Day 1: February 11, by Annette Marquis
- Day 2: February 12, by Gini Courter
- Day 4: February 14, by Gini Courter with Annette Marquis, Rev. Charlotte Cowtan, Rev. Hope Johnson, Janice Marie Johnson
- Day 5: February 15, by Gini Courter
- Day 6: February 16, by Leon Dunkley
- Day 7: February 17, by Jim Key
- Final Reflections, by Annette Marquis
Last updated on Tuesday, March 3, 2009.
