Over spring break, 31 students visited Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington D.C. and New York City for a civil rights trip sponsored by Housing and Residence Life. The trip was spearheaded by Omarian Brantley, a resident assistant. He and a group of dedicated committee members were given the tools, resources and support to plan a Black history trip for the university.
During the break, they visited many locations, including the following landmarks:
- Obama’s home
- The Church that held Emmett Till’s funeral
- Ida B. Wells’ home
- South Side Community Art Center
- Nat King Cole’s home
- DuSable Museum (the nation’s first independent museum dedicated to Black history)
- Louis Armstrong’s home
- Monument to the Great Migration
- The Belmont Mansion
- 1985 MOVE bombing site
- The Stenton House
- Apollo Theater
- African Burial Ground
- The Gate of the Exonerated
- Howard University
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- The Lincoln Memorial
- Martin Luther King Jr monument
The group also got a chance to eat at African and soul food restaurants to support Black owned businesses.