Day 2: Sunday, June 14 (by Dana Britton)

We have concluded the second day of our tour and there is much to process.

I continue to be amazed at the profound role that children and college students had in the civil rights movement. As our Messiah team stood in front of the monument of the “Greensboro Four” at North Carolina A & T University, I was reminded of the potential that our students, and each of us, have to be agents of change in our broken world.

At the MLK Center in Atlanta today, we had the opportunity to see and hear many of Dr. King’s famous words. I was particularly drawn to:  “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, what are you doing for others.” The depth of conviction that so many individuals had during these tumultuous year of sit-ins and marches, as many risked their lives for dignity and freedom, challenges me to consider whether I am sensitive to injustices around me on a daily basis.

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