What are three things you learned on this trip or through the Civil Rights seminar?

The role of ordinary people in shaping history: the Civil Rights movement was not led by any one person or organization, but was the result of countless acts of bravery and determination by ordinary people.

-Gavin Meyers

Church services are kinda similar to synagogue

-Ava Rodgers

The world needs to change. We need to be the ones to change it.

-Hayden Meyers

How many different perspectives there are of the civil rights movement.

-Yael Sommer

What was one thing you did on the trip that made you think deeper about civil rights?

Walking through the Legacy Museum changed my life. The personal stories and the horrifying pictures and memorials were very impactful.

-Hadley Lewensohn

Looking at all the museums made me think about all the terrible things that have happened in the past to so many people.

-Audra Sahn

When we walked across the Edmund Pettus bridge, I thought about what we had learned about the violence people had inflicted upon them on Bloody Sunday. And the true weight of being able to safely walk across that bridge is something I will carry with me forever. That feeling gives me a responsibility to treat every person with respect and as an equal, no matter what they identify as and no matter the color of their skin.

-Syd Fretzin

What was one message you heard on the trip that you think is still true today?

Speaking up or taking action is the only way that something will change.

-Sophia Aisen

I’ve been down so long, I can’t look nowhere but up.

-Ilana Styles

That all are created equal, and it is our job to stand up for those who cannot. There are also still things going on like mass incarceration that we still need to fight for.

-Maya Silverman

One message I heard was that there is always something to change, and I think that is present today as well.

-Preston Levy

What is one piece of advice you have for someone who wants to make our community more equal/just/better for all citizens?

Even if you aren’t directly affected by a problem, it affects someone you know.

-Jackie Silverman

To stick up for what you believe in and to treat people the way they want to be treated!

-Natalie Weiner

Keep fighting for what is right

-Matthew Agay

Don’t judge someone on how they look.

-Ryder Tiplitsky

Think about every citizen and talk to different people before doing anything.

-Mia Zieserl

Learn about the history so it doesn’t repeat itself and so you can be sensitive to those kinds of topics.

-Josie Mutnick

Be persistent and don’t give up hope.

-Logan Sklare

Think first.

-Jake Weber