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
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