“Stony the Road We Trod…”: Exploring Alabama’s Civil Rights Legacy

FAIN: ES-272533-20

Alabama Humanities Foundation (Birmingham, AL 35205-7011)
Martha V. Bouyer (Project Director: March 2020 to present)

A three-week institute for 30 school teachers on the history and legacy of the civil rights movement in Alabama.

“Stony the Road...” connects the Modern Civil Rights Movement to other key events in U.S. history and examines how these events forced the nation to wrestle with issues of race and citizenship. Summer scholars examine how strategies to address segregation and discrimination in Alabama differed from one place and time to another. Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth, mastermind of the Birmingham campaign, attacked segregation on all fronts: from the back of the bus to the front of the voting booth. From Birmingham to Selma, Montgomery, and Tuskegee, teachers take a journey together to reconcile knowledge of this era with facts, memory, history, and myths. In addition to the provided books, participants will have access to related documents, bibliographies, songs, poetry, curricular products developed by previous participants, and other instructional tools.

Associated Products

Stony the Road We Trod . . ." (Web Resource)
Title: Stony the Road We Trod . . ."
Author: Victor Jordan, Institute Videographer
Abstract: Throughout the Stony . . . Institute, we sought to capture as many lectures, site visits, and participant interactions and conversations as possible. These clips will give you an idea of what we experienced over three weeks along the streets, highway, and back roads of Alabama in an effort to collect the history and legacy of Alabama and its role in the modern Civil Rights Movement.
Year: 2023
Primary URL Description: 1. This link https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNjAeczOeK8AlLn36lKvZfyzU3rblFW8I takes you to the full playlist of lectures. .
Secondary URL Description: 2. This link https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNjAeczOeK8BFatbdZ7FCfjTegg0X0CbE takes you to the full playlist of participants testimonials. 3. This link https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNjAeczOeK8Ag4rHc4UC8AgOcXHsIm5T1 takes you to the full playlist of Master Teachers testimonials

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