Online course 7:00pm – 8:30pm four Tuesdays: March 18 & 25, April 1 & 8.
The Rev. Jim Melson, Executive Director of Cornelius Corps, is the presenter.
This year marks the 60th anniversary of a variety of major events in the history of the modern Civil Rights Movement. The anniversary of these events from 1965 is an opportunity to reflect in depth on this history and its relevance to our nation in 2025. Through a combination of worship, presentations, video clips, and small group sharing, participants will remember the witness and sacrifice of so many 60 years ago and recommit to discerning and following God’s ongoing call for racial justice in this crucial year of our nation.
Events to be highlighted:
- Selma Campaign for Voting Rights
- Assassination of Malcolm X
- Bloody Sunday on Edmund Pettus Bridge
- Selma March to Montgomery
- Voting Rights Act of 1965
- President Johnson’s “Great Society” legislation
- Escalating War in Vietnam
- Uprising in Watts section of Los Angeles
- Dr. King’s decision to have Northern Campaign in Chicago