{"id":1497,"date":"2017-11-20T16:14:36","date_gmt":"2017-11-20T16:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/immersionlearning201314\/?p=1497"},"modified":"2017-11-21T16:12:14","modified_gmt":"2017-11-21T16:12:14","slug":"malone-experiences-civil-rights-movement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/immersionlearning\/2017\/11\/20\/malone-experiences-civil-rights-movement\/","title":{"rendered":"Malone Experiences Civil Rights Movement"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rogeno Malone \u201920 –\u00a0<\/em>Today marked the commencement of the ‘Wally on Wheels’ immersion trip through\u00a0the south\u00a0–\u00a0we traversed through Tennessee and ultimately stopped in\u00a0Georgia.\u00a0Throughout the day I have reflected on two experiences and their\u00a0implications to Civil Rights.<\/p>\n

The first, a lunch with Ben Whitehouse, class of ’99, who is currently investigating\u00a0legal documents from the Highlander Folk School.\u00a0Highlander was conceived in\u00a0Tennessee with the vision of building leaders of\u00a0tomorrow.\u00a0Highlander equipped\u00a0it’s students\u00a0with a social consciousness foreign to the community around\u00a0it.\u00a0Additionally, the school exemplified diversity\u00a0–\u00a0diverse thought, race, gender,\u00a0etc. What I discovered from Whitehouse was that the school was investigated and\u00a0later closed due to negligible charges; furthermore, the community degraded the\u00a0school’s name with heinous allegations.<\/p>\n

What I struggled to comprehend from this interaction was the backlash of the\u00a0community.\u00a0Albeit conceived during a period of increased racial tension in the\u00a0country, Highland produced good.<\/p>\n

Civil Rights demonstrators, community leaders,\u00a0and single-issue activists can trace their non-violent tactics back to the\u00a0school.\u00a0Highlander sought to inspire and change the ideologies of students such that\u00a0their focus shifted from ‘me’ to ‘we.’\u00a0I believe this encounter with Whitehouse\u00a0introduced me to the severity of institutional racism present during the Civil Rights\u00a0era.<\/p>\n

The second, a trip to Fisk University\u00a0–\u00a0specifically speaking with Dr. Kwami about\u00a0the Fisk Jubilee Singers.\u00a0Before the trip my class, the History of African American\u00a0Music, learned of the Jubille Singers.\u00a0This small group of singers, formed mid-19th\u00a0century, sought to support their institution financially through singing on\u00a0tours.\u00a0Initially they were met with backlash; yet, once they performed songs\u00a0pertinent to their culture\u00a0–\u00a0spirituals, their success grew along with their ability to\u00a0support Fisk.\u00a0Hearing Dr. Kwami expand on the history of the singers left me in a\u00a0sense of awe, I am astounded how students my age fearlessly spread their culture to\u00a0potentially, unreceptive ears.<\/p>\n

Overall, I believe that both experiences connect to a theme regarding the Civil Rights\u00a0Movement and this trip\u00a0–\u00a0commitment.\u00a0It has been theorized that you are invested\u00a0in a\u00a0cause if you are willing to die for it.\u00a0Examples such as Martin Lither King Jr.,\u00a0Highlander students, and the Jubilee singers exemplify this point through their\u00a0commitment to what they believed, a commitment to justice and change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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