For the third consecutive year, the Big Ten Conference led an unparalleled educational journey for selected student-athletes, coaches and administrators as part of the “Big Life Series: Selma to Montgomery” trip.
The three-day event, which took place from July 12-14, was an immersive and transformational experience that allowed attendees to follow the steps of the United States civil rights movement. The University of Maryland’s student-athlete attendees included Champ Long from football, Kat Parris from women’s soccer, Jewel Ofotan from women’s track and field, and Reese Delp from field hockey, who served as one of four ambassadors on the trip.
Head Football Coach Michael Locksley and Big Ten Diversity Fellow Lonnie Mulligan also attended the trip. All six Maryland attendees participated in trips to local Montgomery, Alabama museums, including the Rosa Parks Museum, Freedom Riders Museum, Museum of Alabama, Alabama Archives Museum, Civil Rights Memorial Center and The Legacy Museum.
The Selma to Montgomery trip offered programming in the First Baptist Church of Selma and a march from the church across Edmund Pettus Bridge. Several keynote speakers also shared the history of the civil rights movement and their perspectives on racial, social and cultural challenges in the U.S.
The “Big Life Series” is a cornerstone initiative led by the Big Ten’s Community and Impact team that highlights the conference’s ongoing commitment to creating world-class educational experiences for our student-athletes, coaches and administrators.
The student-athletes, Locksley and Mulligan, shared their perspective on the heartrending yet impactful weekend.
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