701a The US Civil Rights Trail; Wild Arctic Svalbard
6/20/202652 min
Hear how the US Civil Rights Trail, with 100 stops across 14 states, was organized to help all Americans get an up-close look at the movement to dismantle Jim Crow laws across the South. And listen in as ecologist Chris Morgan describes changes he's observed on Norway's Svalbard archipelago — halfway between the mainland and the North Pole — which indicate how our warming climate is a threat to life in the Arctic.
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First 90 secondsRick Steves· Host0:00
Perhaps you should see it for yourself to really understand what went down during the Civil Rights Era in America.
John Swain· Guest0:06
It was a dangerous time, but these students were masterful at the planning.
Rick Steves· Host0:11
Coming up, we look at what the sites along the US Civil Rights Trail can tell us about the people who put their lives on the line, and what it means to be a country where equal opportunity is more than a slogan.
Lee Sentell· Guest0:23
Good things can happen if you work long and hard enough, and try to get people to find common ground.
Rick Steves· Host0:28
And naturalist Chris Morgan explains what it's like at one of the farthest corners on Earth. The fragile ecosystem of the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic offers a front-row view to the challenges of climate change.
Chris Morgan· Guest0:41
It's one of my greatest pleasures, is to take people to these places and firsthand inspire them, and see the tears in their eyes, and understand why these places are important, that we all need to protect and care for.
Rick Steves· Host0:52
From the Civil Rights Trail across the South to the top of the world, come along. It's Travel with Rick Steves. The head of Alabama Tourism tells us why the US Civil Rights Trail is something every American should explore in just a second. And later in the hour, ecologist Chris Morgan tells us what his summer expeditions to the islands of Svalbard have shown him. For years, Chris has been investigating bear habitats in the US and Canada, in Italy, and in the Norwegian Arctic. He'll tell us what you'll find at the last stop before the North Pole. That's all just ahead on today's Travel with Rick Steves.