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Selma Pilgrimages

Selma-to-Montgomery Marches/tiles/non-collection/o/oh_evnt_cr_selma_highway_lc.xml Image courtesy of the Library of Congress On March 22, 1965, civil rights marchers walk along the two-lane U.S. Highway 80.
“But, this is appropriately a pilgrimage because it’s to ground made holy by the souls, and spirits, and sacrifices of the people who made the history. So, you take a pilgrimage to a place that’s spiritually profound, and life-impacting, perhaps life-changing. And it was that from the start. We called it that, and by golly, it was, it really was.”
–Reverend Doug Tanner, May 15, 2013
 Founder and Chief Advisor, Faith & Politics
 Institute

 

Featured Audio

Organizing the First Pilgrimage

Organizing the First Pilgrimage
Reverend Doug Tanner, Founder and Chief Advisor, Faith & Politics Institute
Reverend Tanner explains the origins of the annual trip to Selma.
Reverend Doug Tanner, Founder and Chief Advisor, Faith & Politics Institute
Interview recorded May 15, 2013 – Deed of Gift
Transcript (PDF)

Audio

Organizing the First Pilgrimage

Organizing the First Pilgrimage
Reverend Doug Tanner, Founder and Chief Advisor, Faith & Politics Institute
Reverend Tanner explains the origins of the annual trip to Selma.
Reverend Doug Tanner, Founder and Chief Advisor, Faith & Politics Institute
Interview recorded May 15, 2013 – Deed of Gift
Transcript (PDF)

Not a Delegation

Not a Delegation
Reverend Doug Tanner, Founder and Chief Advisor, Faith & Politics Institute
The difference between the congressional pilgrimage to Selma and a congressional delegation.
Reverend Doug Tanner, Founder and Chief Advisor, Faith & Politics Institute
Interview recorded May 15, 2013 – Deed of Gift
Transcript (PDF)

Impact of the Pilgrimage on Members of Congress

Impact of the Pilgrimage on Members of Congress
Reverend Doug Tanner, Founder and Chief Advisor, Faith & Politics Institute
How the congressional pilgrimage to Selma affects those who participate.
Reverend Doug Tanner, Founder and Chief Advisor, Faith & Politics Institute
Interview recorded May 15, 2013 – Deed of Gift
Transcript (PDF)

A Highlight from the 2013 Pilgrimage

A Highlight from the 2013 Pilgrimage
Reverend Doug Tanner, Founder and Chief Advisor, Faith & Politics Institute
Reverend Tanner describes an encounter between Representative John Lewis of Georgia and the chief of the Montgomery Police Department.
Reverend Doug Tanner, Founder and Chief Advisor, Faith & Politics Institute
Interview recorded May 15, 2013 – Deed of Gift
Transcript (PDF)

A Gift to the Nation

A Gift to the Nation
Reverend Doug Tanner, Founder and Chief Advisor, Faith & Politics Institute
The significance of Representative John Lewis of Georgia to the movement, the country, and the Congress.
Reverend Doug Tanner, Founder and Chief Advisor, Faith & Politics Institute
Interview recorded May 15, 2013 – Deed of Gift
Transcript (PDF)

Transcending Partisan Identities

Transcending Partisan Identities
Reverend Doug Tanner, Founder and Chief Advisor, Faith & Politics Institute
How the congressional pilgrimage to Selma brings Members together for a bipartisan experience.
Reverend Doug Tanner, Founder and Chief Advisor, Faith & Politics Institute
Interview recorded May 15, 2013 – Deed of Gift
Transcript (PDF)

Walking Across the Bridge, Together

Walking Across the Bridge, Together
Reverend Doug Tanner, Founder and Chief Advisor, Faith & Politics Institute
Why it is important for everyone to claim the history of the movement and of Selma.
Reverend Doug Tanner, Founder and Chief Advisor, Faith & Politics Institute
Interview recorded May 15, 2013 – Deed of Gift
Transcript (PDF)
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