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Mahoning Valley Sojourn To The Past

Learning the Lessons of the Civil RIghts Movement

Learn More About Civil Rights

Dr. King’s Four Goals:

  1.  Eliminate racism in public accommodations.
  2.  Eradicate economic injustice.
  3.  End the Vietnam War.
  4.  Voting rights for all Americans.

Students read John Lewis’  book  Walking with the Wind  in preparation for their participation in Sojourn to the Past.

Click here to learn more about Sojourn to the Past and the places that are visited.

Below, please  find links to information regarding the Civil Rights movement.

Exhibition: Voices of Civil Rights
Walking through history with the Little Rock Nine
Library of Congress- The Civil Rights Era

Videos

A Time to Speak: a speech by Charles Morgan
Please see this website for a lesson plan to use with this video.

Honoring Sojourn to the Past on its 10th Anniversary,  Representative John  Lewis

The Little Rock Nine on Oprah

Jimmy Webb, Peaceful Demonstration

Bombing in Birmingham
Shuttlesworth
Bloody Sunday

Additional Resources

Birmingham News Report Unseen-Unforgotten
wikipedia Article about James Reeb
wikipedia  Article about John Lewis
A Commitment to Nonviolence: The Leadership of John Lewis
John Lewis Receives Presidential Medal of Honor
African American History Month.gov
Amistad Resource.org

"There are those who say to you - we are rushing this issue of civil rights. I say we are 172 years late."

Hubert Humphrey
July 14, 1948

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Video of
Representative
John Lewis
at East High School
October 2011

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Youngstown, Ohio, 44512


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