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  • Costs

    $2200 travel fee plus tuition, room and board if not paid with semesters. First $300 nonrefundable.

  • Length

    3 weeks

  • Required Language

    None

  • Credits

    3 credit hours

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    What you can expect:

    Visit the Equal Justice Initiative, Highlander Research and Education Center, Stax Museum of American Soul Music, King Center, National Civil Rights Museum, places in the Mississippi Delta, and more, and explore how the Civil Rights Movement was a collective response of everyday people. Reflect upon your personal understanding and assessment of the history of race, class, and gender and systems of inequality in the U.S. Gain insights into the role that music played in the Civil Rights Movement.

    Upcoming Terms & Trip Leaders

    • May Term 2025-26 – H. Roz Woll (Goshen College) and Darryl Heller (IU South Bend)
      • May 11 to May 26, 2025  **Note that these dates are different from GC’s May Term.

    Courses

    GLST 241: Foundations, World Literature (3 credit hours on campus)

    GLST 271: Community Engaged Learning, Poetry and Purpose in Ireland (3 credit hours abroad) OR Music with United Sound (3 credit hours on campus)

    GLST 300: Global Issues (3 credit hours on campus)

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