American Pilgrimage Project
The American Pilgrimage Project invites Americans of diverse backgrounds to sit together and talk to each other one-to-one about the role their religious beliefs have played at crucial moments in their lives. The conversations are recorded by StoryCorps, the award-winning nonprofit; shared through the Berkley Center’s website and social media; and archived at the Library of Congress. Over seven years, the American Pilgrimage Project has hosted conversations in 16 locations and gathered over 200 stories, reflecting a broad range of religious experience.
Featured Locations in the American Pilgrimage Project
- Albany, New York
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Charleston, West Virginia
- Chicago, Illinois
- Dayton, Ohio
- Detroit, Michigan
- Greeley, Colorado
- Houston, Texas
- Jackson, Mississippi
- Knoxville, Tennessee
- Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota
- Mobile, Alabama
- Montgomery, Alabama
- New York, New York
- Princeton, New Jersey
- San Francisco, California
- Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Valparaiso, Indiana
- Washington, DC
Featured Conversations
June 1, 2019
In this conversation, Demetrius Brooks and Tanequa Tunstall reflect on the transformative power of Buddhist thought and practice in their daily lives as members of the LGBTQ community living in the American South.
June 7, 2014
In this conversation, Mike Moroski joins former student Kevin Stallo, who was inspired to come out as gay because of a blog post in support of same-sex marriage authored by Moroski, to discuss the connection between the Catholic faith and social justice.
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