Stories from our civil rights pilgrimage to Alabama - Erik and Robin Hill, Mel Langdon, & Marty Freeman

Erik was born and raised in Eugene, Oregon, and Robin is from Kansas City, Missouri. They met at The Kansas City Star, where Erik worked as a photographer, and Robin covered city hall and courts as a reporter. Moving to Anchorage in 1984, Erik began a long career as a photojournalist with the Anchorage Daily News, and Robin worked as a freelance journalist. She later earned a Master's in education and taught in the Anchorage School District for almost 20 years. Robin also co-founded the local Habitat for Humanity Anchorage affiliate. Erik and Robin have worked for several years as election workers, are members of long-established book groups, and volunteer for various community organizations. They each served on the AUUF Board, Program Council, and other teams and committees. Both enjoy reading, walking, long road trips, and spending time with family and friends. They have two adult daughters and recently became grandparents. 

Mel Langdon grew up in Anchorage, lived in Denver for 12 years, and returned to Anchorage in 1994 to raise two daughters. She worked as a civil engineer for various entities in Denver and Anchorage. She retired in 2017 and spent the first 14 months of her retirement teaching high school math in Lesotho. She joined the fellowship last November and came across the announcement for the LLP pilgrimage in a Fellowship newsletter. This sounded like the inspiration she needed, so she signed up just before the registration deadline. 

Marty Freeman is retired from a career with the AK Department of Natural Resources in land use planning and forest policy. Retirement has allowed her to volunteer with OL and AUUF and serve as an election worker for the Municipality and state. She still has time to indulge in gardening, canning, and quilting and to happily spend more time outside on Alaska's trails and waters. A lifelong northerner, the Alabama Living Legacy Pilgrimage was her first visit to the Deep South.

Note that photos should not be reproduced without permission from Erik Hill - akhills@ak.net

Slides for opening - https://www.dropbox.com/s/flo0mhik4mq28pr/SlidesResized.pdf?dl=0

Slides for the program -
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1O7RYj90eeM7UvjSRDmQfC05BRyKVkClVSZDtWSVSOv0/edit?usp=sharing

Viola Liuzzo slides - Robin - https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/gha4xrnteqpiy01uowo3e/ViolaLiuzzo_Robin.pdf?rlkey=l6t9wbruilxeg981oxsmkxi0r&dl=0

James Reeb slides - Erik - https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/vbwwm46eidycxkqsjo3jl/JamesReeb_Erik.pdf?rlkey=ruwz8btk27oixb4aci9h7a07r&dl=0