In June 2026, The Judge Alexander Williams Jr. Center of Education, Justice and Ethics team with Baltimore City students traveled the U.S. Civil Rights trail in Montgomery, Selma, and Birmingham, Alabama to learn about the history and evolution of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s. 

This educational journey provided high school students the opportunity to expose the realities of discrimination and racial injustice existent for African American communities and spark awareness on the civil rights leaders fighting for justice, equality, and freedom through the U.S. Civil Rights Movement. 

Throughout this experience, students visited historic museums and sites showcasing powerful demonstrations, symbols, tools, and materials of the movement including witnessing the 1950s Montgomery City Bus, tools that were used to subjugate African Americans during the enslavement period, and the famous Edmund Pettus Bridge capturing the revolutionary scene of Bloody Sunday and the Selma-to-Montgomery March. 

Learn more about this historic and insightful journey using the link below.

Full Journey: U.S. Civil Rights Trail in Alabama