Tuskegee Museum, Tuskegee University
Emanuel A.M.E. Church
Charleston, South Carolina
Equal Justice Memorial
Montgomery, Alabama
We just returned from a short road trip. We wanted to learn about our own history as a nation. We wanted to see how our personal stories connected to the larger stories of our communities. We wanted to be surprised! We needed real news that we saw with our own eyes. We were not disappointed - See the web “Travel References”.
My lasting impression is that there are young voices who are telling the stories and are searching for healing. Healing happens in small acts of kindness as well as the large memorials and museums. What continues to impress me is the power of the visual arts and the voices of the Black churches. These are places that tell the bigger stories of all our lives. How come I didn’t’ know the history in my current community?
Like other histories, the real tragedy is not telling or remembering. These histories focus our vision on who we can be.
Marvin
Travel References:
Legacy Museum - Tuskegee University
Hiztorical Vision Productions
Equal Justice Initiative
Red Clay Tours - “Fight for Rights Tour”
Zucchino, D. (2020). Wilmington’s lie : the murderous coup of 1898 and the rise of white supremacy (First edition. ed.). New York: Atlantic Monthly Press
References:
Hage, M. L. (2017). Healing History
Hage, M. L. (2016). Healing Hate
Hage, M. (2015). Well Being.
Hage, M. L. (2015). Confrontation, Conversation and Healing.
Hage, M. L. (2016). The Search for Healing.
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