The Taking the Time project was developed by Foster Dickson for his Creative Writing students during the 2004-2005 school year. The project was supported by generous grants from the Southern Poverty Law Centerís Teaching Tolerance program and from the Gannett Foundation, the charitable arm of the parent company of the Montgomery Advertiser. Of the 28 students in the Creative Writing magnet, 22 students are published in the book. No student work was declined, but some chose not to publish their writing. Students from other magnets ñ Law, Journalism, and Photography ñ accompanied the Creative Writing students on some events, with the Photography students providing the images seen on this website. For more information, please contact Foster Dickson at
foster.dickson@mps.k12.al.us or at 334-269-3617.
The interviews for the Taking the Time project took place from February to April 2005 in a variety of settings and circumstances.
February 4, 2005Claudette Colvin
March 7, 2005Reverend Robert Graetz
March 9, 2005Alvin Benn
March 29, 2005John Seigenthaler
March 31, 2005Thomas Bobo
April 2, 2005Marion, Alabama
April 4, 2005Judge Truman Hobbs
April 5, 2005Dr. Gwen Patton
April 9, 2005John Knox Manor
April 16, 2005The Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church and the Southern Poverty Law Centerís Civil Rights Memorial
For more information, contact
Foster Dickson.
