For almost a decade, Joanne Bland, historian and veteran of the 1965 Selma to Montgomery Civil Rights, has been traveling to the University of Wisconsin, where she educates young people about the grassroots history behind the civil rights movement. At the same time, dozens of these young people have traveled to Selma to witness this history firsthand, with Ms. Bland and other veterans of the Alabama voting rights struggle as their guide. This interview with Ms. Bland features the testimonials of a faculty member and four students whose life paths were transformed by this experience.

This two-hour program originally aired on the November 4, 2007 edition of Forward Forum, a Madison, WI-based public affairs program, airing on WTDY 1670am.

For more information on Forward Forum, see www.forwardforumexchange.blogspot.com .

For a more recent conversation with Joanne Bland on July 26, 2009, follow this link

To reach Joanne Bland at "Journeys for the Soul," an organization that leads tours of the civil rights sites of the Deep South, go to www.journeyforthesoul.com .

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