The Magis Civil Rights Immersion Trip is a six-day tour through the South with stops at major sites related to the civil rights movement. The trip coincides with BC’s spring break, and encourages students to gain a deeper understanding of historic events, and of their own place within the continued battle for racial equality in the United States.
What is our Mission?
2024 Magis Civil Rights Immersion TripÂ
Important to understanding who we are as individuals, as well as being culturally and racially diverse, is an appreciation of where we come from and the history of struggle by our forebears that allow us to experience the liberties we take for granted. The civil rights movement is a pivotal part of this for many of us; white and black alike. Too many think of the civil rights movement to be the stuff of which stories are told. For them, the movement belongs in history books. It needs to be made alive for them so that they can come to realize that the civil rights movement is part of our everyday experience because it is that struggle which continues for so many and which continues to develop a healthy tolerance for the variety that defines all humanity. This is part of what the educational program we provide at our Jesuit Catholic university aims to do through campus ministry. To have students find God in all things and come to terms with their place in the universe so that they can positively impact their world.
- To help students reflect critically and engage in history by visiting the national monuments and sites of the Civil Rights Movement.
- To help students reflect on who they are as individuals at Boston College and in the world.
- To examine and learn about the Civil Rights Movement through the lens of faith and justice in order to learn about the lives and be in solidarity with people who have been socially, economically, and/or politically marginalized through historical racism.
- To build knowledge on the Civil Rights Movement in order for students to feel empowered in navigating conversations on race and social justice issues.
