FREEDOM MOVEMENT SHEDS LIGHT ON CURRENT
U.S. ISSUES
The southern United States is a region rich in the history and culture as well as a flashpoint of racial dynamics in the U.S. It is also the home of the largest nonviolent social change campaign in U.S. history. On the program you will critically examine the events of the Civil Rights Movement as you visit cities, museums and interview leaders of the movement. After several days in the Twin Cities, you will embark on a two-week field study tour through the South. Past stops have included Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee. A final week of integration seminars in the Twin Cities will conclude the program.

The course will examine a variety of critical perspectives, including the practice and philosophy of nonviolence, as well as legal, human rights, and public work frameworks for social change. Through lectures, discussions, group field studies, and research, you will explore the history, consequences and philosophies of the Civil Rights Movement. You also will explore lessons from the freedom movement that shed light on current challenges to democracy within the United States.