Journey to Justice offers high school students an immersive opportunity to study the history and ongoing realities of race in America by engaging directly with the places, stories, and struggles that shaped the U.S. Civil Rights Movement.

Rather than learning about this history only through textbooks, students encounter it where it happened and are invited to think critically about how the past continues to shape the present.

What Students Will Experience

• Visit historic civil rights sites across the American South
• Engage primary sources, museums, and memorials through guided discussion
• Explore how racial injustice was created, resisted, and transformed
• Reflect on the relationship between civil rights history and contemporary America

Students are supported by faculty facilitators and University of Evansville student mentors throughout the program.

College Credit Opportunity

High school students may earn college credit through Journey to Justice, providing early exposure to college-level learning while engaging deeply with civil rights history.

Additional details about credit eligibility and requirements will be shared prior to registration.

Access and Financial Support

Journey to Justice is committed to expanding access to civil rights education.

Students from Bosse High School may be eligible to participate through Evansville Promise Neighborhood grant funding, which helps cover program costs.

Funding is currently secured for specific student groups, and Journey to Justice continues to seek additional donor and community support in order to assist more students with demonstrated financial need.

Students and families are encouraged to reach out with questions about affordability.

Who Should Apply

Journey to Justice is designed for students who are ready to engage thoughtfully with history, ask serious questions, and participate respectfully in discussion.

• Curiosity about history, race, and justice
• Willingness to reflect and engage in dialogue
• Openness to learning alongside peers from different backgrounds

Program Details

Dates: June 6–12, 2026
Format: Travel-based immersive learning experience
Locations: Multiple historic civil rights sites across the American South

Registration link coming soon.
To be notified when registration opens or to request more information, contact Dr. Valerie Stein at vs9@evansville.edu.

Journey to Justice invites students to encounter history not as distant past, but as something that continues to shape their world.