A group of Seattle Seahawks employees recently traveled to Alabama as part of a five-day Civil Rights learning tour aimed at deepening their understanding of Black history and the lasting impact of the Civil Rights Movement.
Civil Rights Tour
The journey began in Atlanta with visits to Sweet Auburn Avenue and the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park before the group traveled into Alabama. Along the way, participants visited Anniston, Birmingham, Montgomery, and Selma, learning about the people, places, and events that shaped American history.
One stop in Anniston highlighted the 1961 attack on the Freedom Riders after their Greyhound bus was assaulted by a white supremacist mob. In Montgomery, the group visited the riverfront where enslaved people were once brought ashore and sold, as well as the Legacy Museum, which traces the history of Black Americans from the transatlantic slave trade through mass incarceration.
Seahawks employee Megan Wilkins-Mickey said, “I am at this point where I can’t imagine not going. Every year I learn something new. This is our culture, it’s our history, and I would like to continue to understand why we are where we are today.”
Educator Keenan Allen Ladd, who participated in the tour, said the experience immediately influenced his classroom. After returning home, he encouraged students to explore educational content through TikTok and Instagram, helping expose them to historical information in a format they regularly use.
Original reporting: The Tuscaloosa Thread — read the source article.
