The first stop on our agenda today was visiting the Selma Interpretative Center. There Gwyneth met a woman, Joanne Bland, she was about 11 years old when the Montgomery to Selma march was occurring. She said, "I remember everyone speaking in terms of when we get our freedom..." It was great hearing her story from the point of view of a child while all of this was happening. Our next stop was walking the Edmund Pettus Bridge, it was a rather short walk but was over a beautiful river. We walked in silence remembering all the people who had walked right where we were walking.
We stopped for a late lunch in downtown Montgomery and headed to The Courthouse where Martin Luther gave his speech. We walked to the top where he delivered his speech, taking turns we read a part of the speech and ended in unison. It was a great way to end a wonderful day. Stay tuned for more of our trip!
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