2011 congressional civil rights pilgrimage

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The MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. FREEDOM CENTER IS HONORED TO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE :

The MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. FREEDOM CENTER IS HONORED TO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE 11 th Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage

WITH SPECIAL THANKS TO::

Congresswoman Barbara Lee Congressman John Lewis The Faith and Politics Institute WITH SPECIAL THANKS TO:

Freedom Center Youth and Staff prepare for 11th Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage.:

Freedom Center Youth and Staff prepare for 11 th Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage.

Freedom Center youth asking Congressman John Lewis how to have better nonviolence workshops. :

Freedom Center youth asking Congressman John Lewis how to have better nonviolence workshops.

Founder of the Freedom Center, Congresswoman Barbara Lee and Joshua Lee alongside Freedom Center youth and staff in Montgomery.:

Founder of the Freedom Center, Congresswoman Barbara Lee and Joshua Lee alongside Freedom Center youth and staff in Montgomery.

Leaving the Kelly Ingram Park and heading in for music and song at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham. :

Leaving the Kelly Ingram Park and heading in for music and song at the 16 th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham.

Congressional Members and youth walking outside of 16th Street Baptist Church:

Congressional Members and youth walking outside of 16 th Street Baptist Church

Taking in the inspiring sounds of song! :

Taking in the inspiring sounds of song!

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This Little Light of Mine, and did they ever make us shine! Bethany Yarrow, Betty Mae Fikes, Junnie Collins, Bernard Lafayette, Dorothy Cotton, Carolyn McKinstry and Peter Yarrow. :

This Little Light of Mine , and did they ever make us shine! Bethany Yarrow, Betty Mae Fikes , Junnie Collins, Bernard Lafayette, Dorothy Cotton, Carolyn McKinstry and Peter Yarrow.

Freedom Center Youth with Peter Yarrow of Peter Paul and Mary, with his daughter, Bethany. Peter and Bethany shared music with delegates throughout the pilgrimage. :

Freedom Center Youth with Peter Yarrow of Peter Paul and Mary, with his daughter, Bethany. Peter and Bethany shared music with delegates throughout the pilgrimage.

Civil Rights Gospel Singer Bettie Mae Fikes, raised in Selma, brought the richness of civil rights music to life just as she did on the morning of Bloody Sunday in Selma, 1965. :

Civil Rights Gospel Singer Bettie Mae Fikes, raised in Selma, brought the richness of civil rights music to life just as she did on the morning of Bloody Sunday in Selma, 1965.

Congressman Lewis leads in a moment of reflection before placing a wreath in honor of the 4 young girls who were killed in the 16th Street church bombing and those who sacrificed their lives during the Civil Rights Movement. :

Congressman Lewis leads in a moment of reflection before placing a wreath in honor of the 4 young girls who were killed in the 16 th Street church bombing and those who sacrificed their lives during the Civil Rights Movement.

Kelly Ingram Park, Birmingham :

Kelly Ingram Park, Birmingham

Kelly Ingram Park, Birmingham :

Kelly Ingram Park, Birmingham

Freedom Center youth along side Congressional Members at the Civil Rights Memorial at the Southern Poverty Law Center, honoring the achievements and lives of those who died during the Civil Rights Movement. :

Freedom Center youth along side Congressional Members at the Civil Rights Memorial at the Southern Poverty Law Center, honoring the achievements and lives of those who died during the Civil Rights Movement.

Gathering outside of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Genay, Aleah, Elena and Royl Roberts. :

Gathering outside of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Genay, Aleah, Elena and Royl Roberts.

Congresswoman Gwen Moore representing District 4, Madison Wisconsin, taking a picture with Freedom Center youth: from left to right Genay Markham, Aleyah Bolvell, and Elena Pecot-Zuniga. :

Congresswoman Gwen Moore representing District 4, Madison Wisconsin, taking a picture with Freedom Center youth: from left to right Genay Markham, Aleyah Bolvell, and Elena Pecot-Zuniga.

Freedom Center youth and staff alongside Sarah Collins Rudolph and Junnie Collins Williams, sister of Addie Mae who died in the Sept.15, 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham during the Civil Rights Movement. Both sisters shared personal testimony that has changed our lives forever. :

Freedom Center youth and staff alongside Sarah Collins Rudolph and Junnie Collins Williams, sister of Addie Mae who died in the Sept.15, 1963 bombing of the 16 th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham during the Civil Rights Movement. Both sisters shared personal testimony that has changed our lives forever.

Nonviolence and social justice Freedom Center youth Aleyah Bovell sitting next to a Rosa Parks Statue at the Rosa Parks Museum in Montgomery, Alabama. :

Nonviolence and social justice Freedom Center youth Aleyah Bovell sitting next to a Rosa Parks Statue at the Rosa Parks Museum in Montgomery, Alabama.

Dr. M. S. Motshekga, Chief Whip of the Majority Party African National Congress, Karen Bohlke and Congresswoman Barbara Lee as we enter Selma. :

Dr. M. S. Motshekga, Chief Whip of the Majority Party African National Congress, Karen Bohlke and Congresswoman Barbara Lee as we enter Selma.

Delegates approach Selma’s Brown Chapel AME Church where civil rights leaders met and then returned to on Bloody Sunday. We shared a worship service in the chapel on Sunday morning. :

Delegates approach Selma’s Brown Chapel AME Church where civil rights leaders met and then returned to on Bloody Sunday. We shared a worship service in the chapel on Sunday morning.

Youth and Community of Selma walking toward the Edmund Pettus Bridge. :

Youth and Community of Selma walking toward the Edmund Pettus Bridge.

The Congressman on the far right is newly elected Congresswoman Terri Sewell, a native of Selma. Rep. Sewell hosted the delegation to Alabama and her home town along with Rep. Spencer Bachus, also of Alabama. In this photo they are leading us in a march through Selma to the Edmund Pettis Bridge. :

The Congressman on the far right is newly elected Congresswoman Terri Sewell, a native of Selma. Rep. Sewell hosted the delegation to Alabama and her home town along with Rep. Spencer Bachus , also of Alabama. In this photo they are leading us in a march through Selma to the Edmund Pettis Bridge.

The Reverend and Mrs. Fred Shuttlesworth lead the march from the Brown Chapel to the Edmund Pettus Bridge. :

The Reverend and Mrs. Fred Shuttlesworth lead the march from the Brown Chapel to the Edmund Pettus Bridge.

Margaret Russell and Kimiko of Oakland. :

Margaret Russell and Kimiko of Oakland.

Bob Zellner sports his peace hat in honor of the youth of today and our work for peace and justice. :

Bob Zellner sports his peace hat in honor of the youth of today and our work for peace and justice.

Congresswoman Lee introduces youth of Oakland to Reverend Jesse Jackson. :

Congresswoman Lee introduces youth of Oakland to Reverend Jesse Jackson.

Nelson Watkins from the Faith and Politics Institute with Freedom Center Youth. :

Nelson Watkins from the Faith and Politics Institute with Freedom Center Youth.

Elena Pecot-Zuniga with Congresswoman Barbara Lee. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for all you do to promote Civil Rights and moral leadership in the United State of America, Congresswoman Lee! :

Elena Pecot-Zuniga with Congresswoman Barbara Lee. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for all you do to promote Civil Rights and moral leadership in the United State of America, Congresswoman Lee!

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THE END!