Learn More About Civil Rights – Mahoning Valley Sojourn To The Past

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

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"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
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October 2011

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2 months ago

Women's March

There’s still work to be done.

The #MarchOnWashington was 55 years ago today. A transformative march for jobs and freedom. A march too often remembered for only one line and the one visionary man who spoke it, rather than his decades of work and the power of all those who came together on that day, for that movement. A march that paved the way for so much of the work that continues today.

We remember. We keep marching.

3 months ago

Peace Chair

Ke'Lynn Dean and Derrick McDowell painting a peace chair on Monday, August 6th. The chair theme is based on the Six Principles of Nonviolence of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The chair will be auctioned off to raise money for Compass.

3 months ago

Untitled Album

Sojourn to the Past students are speaking about gun legislation at the Eastside Block Party on Saturday, July 28, 2018. Kira Walker, Brittany Baily and TreShaunti Brown are part of a group of Sojourn students supporting the students from Parkland, Florida and their efforts to bring about meaningful gun legislation. Sojourn students will be working the next two months on voter registration.

3 months ago

8th Annual Non Violence Week Parade and Rally.
For specifics and registration Information, follow this link:
https://mvsojourntothepast.com/2018/07/31/eighth-annual-non-violence-parade-and-rally/