Luke Jorgensen

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[Luke Jorgensen @LukeJSouth]

@SearcyJunior111 @africatownhpf @kemjacks This also makes me more aware of the specialized, communal knowledge passed down within communities, and how important the role communties like Africatown play in preserving and passing down this knowledge to future generations.

[Luke Jorgensen @LukeJSouth]

@AmberBurro2006 @africatownhpf @kemjacks This seems like one of the great social concerns of our time: how do we address this growing individualism and restore the appreciation of community?

[JaleahLogan @Jaleah_Logan]

The ‘whites only’ water fountain shows how segregation enforced inequality, even though society claimed to value equality, and reflects the politics of ‘separate but equal’ laws. #AFRusa25 @kemjacks

[Luke Jorgensen @LukeJSouth]

@AmberBurro2006 @kemjacks I was struck by our guide explaining that the building in the painting still stands in Timbuktu. It's a testament to the belief and support people have always had about education. #AFRusa25

[Luke Jorgensen @LukeJSouth]

@brendoekabbi It also makes me wonder what key laws represent today's values At first thought, it doesn't seem great. #AFRusa25

[Luke Jorgensen @LukeJSouth]

Values Command Politics: Rev. Dan Albert Turk was just 12 years old when he participated in the "Bloody Sunday" March. Seeing his adult foot cast beside this context emphasizes how the formative experiences we have shape our values. #AFRusa25

[Luke Jorgensen @LukeJSouth]

Here's a folk tale about the Civil War: Lincoln goes into a town and asks them to take him to the oldest slave. He then leads the man to a pile of confederate money and lets the man burn it. How does knowing what the Confederate bills looked like change that story? #AFRusa25

[Luke Jorgensen @LukeJSouth]

Politics Command Economics: The political will to erase our history means places like the Enslavement and Civil War Museum aren't funded the way they should be @kemjacks #AFRusa25

[Luke Jorgensen @LukeJSouth]

It's different to study something than to experience it. Driving in the rain to Montgomery today made me consider the weather conditions those marching to Montgomery must have faced: They marched through rain. #AFRusa25 https://t.co/qEneyIaot8

[Luke Jorgensen @LukeJSouth]

Politics Commands Economics: If how we engage with politics affects how we distribute resources in our political system, we want to make sure our politics is coming from a strong basis of equity, justice, and fairness. Being politically engaged leads to better outcomes.#AFRusa25

[Luke Jorgensen @LukeJSouth]

Economics commands education and techniques: It's worth considering who has access to information and what that access costs. This trip is a tremendous opportunity to learn more at a time where the funding of learning is in jeopardy. #AFRusa25 #AFRusa25

[Luke Jorgensen @LukeJSouth]

Values Command Politics: being on this trip today, we're engaging with our history. Values have to be informed and be informed by the truth. We want our politics to be just; how can it be just if we don't have a full sense of justice and the history of (in)justice? #AFRusa25