IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1058 
Honoring and praising the Sojourn to the Past organization on the occasion 
of its 10th anniversary. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 2, 2010 
Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Ms. SPEIER, Ms. NORTON, and Ms. JACK-
SON LEE of Texas) submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Education and Labor 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring and praising the Sojourn to the Past organization 
on the occasion of its 10th anniversary. 
Whereas the civil rights movement transformed the United 
States, bettered the lives of millions of people, and se-
cured equality, civil rights, and human rights for all peo-
ple in the Nation; 
Whereas in 1999, California public high school teacher Jeff 
Steinberg combined a civil rights history lesson and a 
field trip to civil rights movement landmarks to create 
the educational program Sojourn to the Past; 
Whereas Sojourn to the Past takes high school students on 
a 10-day excursion along the path of the civil rights 
movement in the Southern United States, engaging them 
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with historical sites and talks with prominent veteran 
leaders of the civil rights movement; 
Whereas the goal of Sojourn to the Past is to inspire stu-
dents to become civic leaders with a duty and ability to 
unite people in the communities in equality and justice, 
through knowledge, understanding, and compassion; 
Whereas Sojourn to the Past is the longest running civil 
rights education and outreach program in the United 
States; 
Whereas Sojourn to the Past has conducted 55 sojourns and 
introduced over 5,000 high school juniors and seniors to 
the lessons, locations, and leaders of the civil rights 
movement; 
Whereas Sojourn to the Past teaches high school students 
how the history of the civil rights movement is relevant 
to ending discrimination, violence, hatred, bigotry, and 
inequity in schools and communities; 
Whereas Sojourn to the Past’s mission of making the civil 
rights movement relevant for younger generations 
strengthens society in the United States by promoting so-
cial justice, civil rights, and equality; and 
Whereas Sojourn to the Past continues to teach younger gen-
erations of people in the United States about the civil 
rights movement and challenges young people to define 
and defend individual conceptions of justice in commu-
nities and classrooms: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the 10th anniversary of the 
founding Sojourn to the Past; and 
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(2) honors and praises Sojourn to the Past on 
the occasion of its anniversary, and for its work in 
educating the next generation of people in the 
United States about the civil rights movement and 
the importance of social justice. 
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