MLK 3000 Immersion Experience

Home of Medgar and Myrlie Evers
The home of Medgar and Myrlie Evers, important activists during the Civil Rights Movement (Photo by Alec Zadra)
National Memorial for Peace and Justice
Just a few of the 805 steel monuments dedicated to those killed in lynchings (Photo by Alec Zadra)
Mural in Birmingham, Alabama
The MLK 3000 students visited the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
Brown Chapel
Brown Chapel was a pivotal point within Selma’s history, as well as one of the destinations for the MLK 3000 students. (Picture by Alec Zadra)
Exhibit at the National Civil Rights Museum
MLK 3000 students viewing exhibits at the National Civil Rights Museum
MLK 3000 students at I AM A MAN Plaza
MLK 3000 students at I AM A MAN Plaza
View of approach to Memphis from airplane
The view as the immersion trip’s flight nears Memphis

3-credit course brought students to Memphis TN, Selma AL, Birmingham AL, Montgomery AL, Jackson MS, and Philadelphia MS

During Spring Break 2024, CLA students enrolled in MLK 3000: MLK Immersion Experience investigated and interrogated truths from the Civil Rights Movement as they listened to stories from past and present-day civil rights leaders.

See the immersion video reflection here!

Philadelphia MS city hall
Day 6: Philadelphia, Mississippi

Students heard from Leroy Clemons about the Freedom Summer Murders and Philadelphia as a town.

Article by Alec Zadra
Video by Calli Hadler

Council of Federated Organizations mural
Day 5: Jackson, Mississippi

Students visited the Council of Federated Organizations, the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, and the home of Medgar and Myrlie Evers.

Article by Alec Zadra
Video by Calli Hadler

Fountain at the Legacy Museum in Montgomery
Day 4: Montgomery, Alabama

Students visited the Legacy Museum, National Memorial for Peace and Justice, and Freedom Monument Sculpture Park.

Article by Alec Zadra
Video by Calli Hadler

Exterior of 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham
Day 3: Birmingham, Alabama

Sarah Collins Rudolph shared about her time with the Children’s Crusade, when more than 5,000 school students marched in 1963.

Article by Alec Zadra
Video by Calli Hadler

Brown Chapel
Day 2: Selma, Alabama

Students learned from JoAnne Bland and Betty Mae Fikes about their experiences in the Civil Rights Movement in 1965.

Article by Alec Zadra
Video by Calli Hadler

Lorraine Motel
Day 1: Memphis, Tennessee

Destinations in Memphis included the National Civil Rights Museum, Clayborn Temple, I AM A MAN Plaza, and Mason Temple.

Article by Alec Zadra
Video by Calli Hadler

MLK 3000 students at airport
Travel Day: Minneapolis to the Southeastern US

While the initial travel day didn’t involve any historical places or people, there was still learning and bonding to be had.

Article by Alec Zadra

MLK office
Pre-Trip Preparation

The MLK 3000 Immersion Experience takes 15 students across three Southeastern US states to learn about the Black freedom movement.

Article by Alec Zadra
Video by Calli Hadler