Sojourn to the Past: A Social Justice and Civil Rights Educational Program

sojourn to the past is a unique, transformative, and empowering academic immersion program that takes middle school students, 11th and 12th graders, and college students on a moving journey along the path of the civil rights movement through the american south. the academic sojourn to the past experience brings the lessons of our shared american history to life. sojourn’s holistic educational approach incorporates music, text and video into a rigorous curriculum that introduces students to historical sites, monuments and museums. most importantly, students are able to interact the foot soldiers of the movement themselves. these speakers include united states congressman john lewis and members of the little rock nine, who like the students, were young when they took up the cause for social change. to date, more than 6,000 students and teachers have participated in over sixty journeys. sojourn to the past has received several awards for the transformative experience it offers students. a