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Washington
–
U.S.
Senator
Tim
Scott
(R-SC),
along
with
U.S.
Representative
Jim
Clyburn
(D-SC)
and
civil
rights
movement
icon
U.S.
Representative
John
Lewis
(D-GA),
will
host
the
Faith
and
Politics
Institute’s
2016
Congressional
Civil
Rights
Pilgrimage
to
South
Carolina
March
18-20,
2016.
Participants
will
learn
about
South
Carolina
civil
rights
pioneers
such
as
Septima
Clark
and
about
the
400-year
old
Gullah
Geechee
cultural
heritage. The
delegation
is
scheduled
to
visit
such
historic
sites
as
Zion
and
Brookland
Baptist
Churches
and
that
of
the
Orangeburg
massacre
where
three
students
were
killed
on
February
8,
1968
while
demonstrating
against
segregation.
Participants
will
also
discuss
the
impact
of
the
2015
Charleston
killing,
and
the
reactions
of
the
victims’
family
members
on
the
community,
South
Carolina
and
nation.
The
pilgrimage
culminates
in
a
Sunday
worship
service
at
the
historic
Mother
Emanuel
AME
Church
in
Charleston.
The
murders
of
nine
people
of
faith
at
Mother
Emanuel
AME
church
in
Charleston
is
a
cornerstone
of
the
pilgrimage
that
will
connect
participants
to
the
ongoing
conversation
of
racial
healing
and
reconciliation
in
America
today.
In
the
wake
of
the
massacre,
the
faith
and
courage
demonstrated
by
the
survivors,
members
of
the
victims’
families
and
the
Mother
Emanuel
AME
church
allowed
the
nation
to
witness
the
power
of
love
and
forgiveness,
which
holds
open
the
door
to
increased
understanding
and
reconciliation.
Since
1998,
The
Faith
and
Politics
Institute
has
led
annual
bipartisan
Congressional
Civil
Rights
Pilgrimages
to
five
southern
states
affording
hundreds
of
members
of
the
U.S.
House
and
Senate
an
experiential
journey
through
the
American
civil
rights
movement
as
well
as
international
trips.
Described
by
some
members
as
one
of
the
most
valuable
experiences
of their
time
in
Congress,
the
bipartisan
pilgrimages
offer
opportunities
for
engaged
and
reflective
dialogue
that
transcends
politics.
Friday,
March
18,
2016
Columbia,
SC
Who:
U.S.
Senator
Tim
Scott
(R-SC)
U.S.
Representatives
Jim
Clyburn
(D-SC)
U.S.
Representative
John
Lewis
(D-GA)
FPI
President
Joan
Mooney
What: 2016
Pilgrimage
to
South
CarolinaKick-off
Press
Conference
When: 11:30am
Where: Zion
Baptist
Church
801
Washington
Street
Columbia,
SC
Saturday,
March
19,
2016
Charleston,
SC
Who:
U.S.
Senator
Tim
Scott
(R-SC)
and
congressional
delegation
What: Media
Availability
following
Discussion
on
the
Impact
of
the
Emanuel
Shooting
When:
4:00pm
Where:
The
Circular
Congregational
Church
150
Meeting
Street
Charleston,
SC
Sunday,
March
20,
2016
Charleston,
SC
Who:
U.S.
Senator
Tim
Scott
(R-SC)
and
congressional
delegation
What: Media
Availability
following
Worship
Service
at
Mother
Emanuel
A.M.E
Church
When:
12:00pm
Where: Mother
Emanuel
A.M.E
Church
110
Calhoun
Street
Charleston,
SC
Note:
Members
of
the
media
who
wish
to
cover
the
pilgrimage
should
RSVP
with
Josh
Taylor
via
email
at
josh.taylor@faithandpolitics.org.
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