As we ride home, we sit here thinking about the past week. We hope that what we have learned can be taken back to our friends, family, and community and be used in the best way possible. Yesterday’s visit to the National Civil Rights Museum and the Lorraine Hotel brought back the similar experiences we shared at the Birth Home and the Parsonage. Each stop was moving. Seeing where MLK was born and lived this week and then seeing his last days and where he fell was a lot to process. We would not have the friends that we have today; the friends made prior and the friends made throughout the trip if it had not been for Dr. King. We try to think how life would have been without the Civil Rights Movement, and we cannot see the world any other way. The sheer fact that people are still ignorant on issues of race enrages us. This trip has really shown us the white privileges that we regrettably enjoy and how our African American friends still have to battle everyday. This trip has helped us grow as people and grow as white people knowing what our race has done and acknowledging it and knowing that we need to change the views of people around us to make it better for all. Thank you to our new friends and the Center for Black Culture and Research for this amazing and eye opening experience.

Your friends,

Andrew and Rita