Truth Quest Series

Exploring the History of Race in America

A Presentation of the Beached White Male Podcast with Ken Kemp

Truth Quest

Exploring the History of Race in America

A Presentation of The Beached White Male Podcast with Ken Kemp

Truth Quest - Exploring the History of Race in America.

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-Philip Yancey

 
The Civil Rights Tour of the South – June 2022

Welcome to TRUTH QUEST – an in depth journey, exploring the history of race in America. Ken Kemp hosts a five-part series (seven episodes) featuring 17 fellow-travelers from the nine-day Civil Rights Tour of the South. Visit the sites, learn the names and places that tell the story of injustice, cruelty and terror – but more – resistance, resilience and flourishing. You’ll hear our pilgrims share in their own voice – the passion, the expanded awareness and renewed commitment to fairness, equity and reconciliation.

Listen to the entire series – TRUTH QUEST: Exploring the History of Race in America – in their own words.
 
  1. New Orleans and Slavery
    • Part A: The Civil Rights Tour of the South – Meet our contributors
    • Part B: The French Quarter and the Whitney Plantation
  2. Dr. John Perkins, Living Legends (Freedom Riders) and Emmett Till (Jackson, MS)
  3. Lorraine Motel, Underground Railroad and Beal Street (Memphis, TN)
  4. Equal Justice Initiative, Legacy Museum and the Peace and Justice Memorial (Montgomery, AL)
  5. Edmund Pettus Bridge (Selma) and the 16th Street Baptist Church (Birmingham, AL)
  6. BONUS: A Conversation with Center for Racial Reconciliation, John Williams

Meet the Truth Quest Contributors

 

Podcast Show Notes

Meet the Voices of TRUTH QUEST

Civil Rights Tour of the South – Itinerary

Interactive Map

Day 1: Friday June 10 New Orleans 

 

Day 2: Saturday June 11 New Orleans, LA   

 

Day 3: Sunday June 12 New Orleans, LA to Jackson, MS

  • Head to Jackson, MS
  • Tour of the Masonic Temple – Birthplace of the NAACP
  • Lunch with Living Legends / “Stories From the Inside Out” 
  • Conversation with Dr. John Perkins 
  • Dinner at Ms. Tate’s Home
  • Hotel: Comfort Inn Jackson Ridgeland

 

Day 4: Monday June 13 Jackson, MS to Memphis, TN

 

Day 5: Tuesday June 14 Memphis, TN

 

Day 6: Wednesday June 15 Montgomery, AL

 

Day 7: Thursday June 16 Montgomery to Selma to Birmingham 

 

Day 8: Friday June 17 Birmingham, AL 

 

Day 9: Saturday June 18 Birmingham, AL 

More Pending