On the Move Heritage Center
On the Move Vacation Bible School 2009 is unique in that it is the only heritage-based Christian Education program. On the Move utilizes On the Road to Freedom: A Guided Tour of the Civil Rights Trail by Charles E. Cobb, Jr. as the heritage source. This book details important yet less-known events/places that demonstrate the widespread activity of the Movement and will serve as a roadmap for the On the Move VBS 2009 journey. The Heritage Leader will further tie the heritage lessons below with the daily Biblical teachings of On the Move.
Session One
African diplomats traveling from New York to Washington, DC are unable to be served at restaurants in Maryland. Gloria Richardson emerges as an unlikely leader for justice in Cambridge, Maryland.
Session Two
Many African entered into American slavery in the port cities of Savannah, Georgia and Charleston, South Carolina (the Low Country). Here, schoolteacher, Septima Poinsette Clark taught literacy/citizenship as part of the Movement.
Session Three
In Mississippi, all civil rights groups cooperate as one COFO (Council of Federated Organizations) and deal with hunger and poverty.
Session Four
At the Highlander Folk School in Tennessee, civil rights workers gain new skills and knowledge for the Movement.
Session Five
CORE (Congress of Racial Equality) sponsors the first freedom ride in 1947. Known as the Journey of Reconciliation, it started in Virginia, and tested the new interstate transportation laws.