Luke Rowles ’19 — This experience has been eye-opening. I have seen things that I never thought I would get to see, I have visited places that I have always wanted to […]
Justin Raters ’19 — Today, the Wally on Wheels Immersion Trip visited the BB King museum and Club Ebony, which was once one of the most prominent African American clubs in Mississippi. […]
Darren Dartis ’18 —After traveling over 1300 miles throughout the South, we made a stop in Indianola, Mississippi which is the town that the blues legend B.B. King grew up. This town […]
Andrew Hamilton ’18 — Even though I am in the Political Science class for this trip, I especially enjoyed the BB King museum since I love Blues music. The sites we saw […]
Rudy Solis ’18 — Today, we visited the Brown Chapel AME Church in Selma, Alabama where we were able to learn about the history of this church, its role during the Civil […]
Niki Kazahaya ’18 — This morning, we arrived at the Historic Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Selma, AL. We met with Diane Harris and Evelyn Babcock, two longtime members […]
Jacques Boulais ’19 — Wednesday November, 22, 2017: The fourth day of our adventure through the deep south studying the civil rights movement. We woke up at the Embassy Suites in Birmingham, […]
Arlen Taliaferro ’20 — Being in Selma, at least for me was such a humbling experience. You know, you hear so much about about what happened in Selma and Montgomery. And to […]
Neil Dittmann ’19 — Today Wally on Wheels rolled through Aniston, Alabama, the site of the Freedom Rider bus bombing, and Birmingham, Alabama. As we tour all these places that are significant […]
Lamar Boudoin ’20 — “Sweet Home Alabama.” From Magic City to Tragic City. Our stop in Birmingham, Alabama at Magnolia BBQ and Fish was great. Even though the food was spot on, […]
James Williams ’20 — Even though I grew up knowing the stories and the songs of the Civil Rights movement, seeing it, being there, hearing it and experiencing what had happened during […]
