CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Atlantic Coast Conference has announced plans for the league’s 2024 Unity Tour, which will be held July 11-14 in historic Charleston, S.C. Lauren Ingram and Millie Muir of the Duke volleyball team will represent the Blue Devils alongside members of the Duke Athletics staff, Jaz Johnson and Natalie Jones.
The tour is part of the ACC’s commitment to supporting student-athletes through meaningful educational opportunities, including in the area of social justice. This annual event is a component of the league’s social justice platform, ACC UNITE. This year, the ACC Unity Tour is in collaboration with Ally and Gatorade – official sponsors of the ACC and supporters of league initiatives. In addition, the Capital One Orange Bowl, which continues to be a significant league partner, is once again supporting the event as they have since its inception.
“The annual ACC Unity Tour is an event that provides valuable educational opportunities for our student-athletes and school administrators in areas of social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion,” said ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips, Ph.D. “This event is part of ACC UNITE’s ongoing efforts, and we appreciate the support from our terrific partners in Ally, Gatorade, and the Capital One Orange Bowl as they join us in the meaningful initiative. We are extremely proud of ACC UNITE’s ongoing efforts and our commitment in this extremely important area will remain a priority.”
The theme of the tour is Journey of Resilience: Cultivating History through Community, Culture, and Cuisine. Participants of this tour will engage in an immersive educational experience in “The Holy City.” Among the planned activities, the attendees will visit key sites throughout the city such as the Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim, the International African American Museum and the McLeod Plantation Historic Site. The trip will be highlighted with a Gullah Geechee Tour, which offers a one-of-a-kind experience for locals, tourists, and anyone interested in true slave history in Charleston.
One of the many significant activities during this year’s Unity Tour will be the opportunity to visit Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church – the oldest black church in the southern United States. On June 17, 2015, it was the site of the Charleston church massacre where nine people…
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