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Powerful Thoughts – Alan & Janet Sear

Posted on March 28, 2024

We have so many powerful and overwhelming thoughts about today.  Although we cannot claim the Civil Rights Journey as ours, I could not help but reflect on the similarities my father and grandparents went through as German Jews.  As we walked through the Memorial  for Peace and Justice and saw the names and dates of […]

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Cleansing Water – Natalie Solomon

Posted on March 28, 2024

In our civil rights journey, we have spent time at several memorials that honor important events and people.  They have been at the same time beautiful and horrific as we have learned about the terrible ways white people have treated Black people when they were kidnapped, enslaved and even brutally lynched after emancipation.  The memorials […]

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Equal Justice Initiative Memorial to Peace & Justice – Bob Spector

Posted on March 28, 2024

Dear CBS Family, We are in day 2 of our Civil Rights Journey and have just left the memorial of all those African-Americans who were lynched during the post Civil War/Jim Crow era.  I wanted to believe that this was the result of moral decay exclusively in the South until I discovered three names:  Elmer Jackson, Isaac […]

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More Thoughts of day 1

Posted on March 27, 2024

As we gathered in Atlanta for our exploration of civil rights, it was apropos that the weather was gloomy. We were here to learn about civil rights, a topic that couldn’t be washed away with the spring time storm we encountered.  We discussed origins and flashpoints.  We saw historic sites in Atlanta where the Rev. Martin […]

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The Journey has begun – Hillary Elkins

Posted on March 26, 2024

Day 1 (Atlanta & Montgomery) – Tuesday March 26, 2024 Some quotes and photos from history, tour, and guides today that got me thinking: Understand why there were Jews on both sides of the (civil rights) movement and why there are Jews that remained silent. In 2024, it’s important that we look back and remember […]

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Day 1…Getting Ready — Rabbi David Chapman

Posted on March 12, 2024

Getting ready to meet our group at the King Center in Atlanta.  Looking forward to three days of learning, witnessing, and doing.  Keep checking back for more updates!  

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Welcome!

Posted on February 27, 2024

We are excited for this new feature on the CBS website! Our first live blog posts will be happening during the CBS Civil Rights Journey, March 26-28. Our participants will be posting during the trip, sharing their experiences, thoughts and feelings, almost as if you were there with them. Don’t forget to come back then […]

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