Photo Albums

Alex Barr ’22 (far left), Hunter Seidler ’22 and Drew Johannes ’23 learn about local Black history with Janice Hale, Coordinator of Guest Services, at the Evansville African American Museum.

Jackson Miller ’23 takes a photo outside of the Evansville African American Museum before a tour.

Civil Rights Road Trip students and staff read about the history of the Evansville African American Museum, which sits on the former location of the Lincoln Gardens housing development dedicated by Eleanor Roosevelt in 1937.

Civil Rights Road Trip students and staff read about the history of the Evansville African American Museum, which sits on the former location of the Lincoln Gardens housing development dedicated by Eleanor Roosevelt in 1937.

EAAM Coordinator of Guest Services Janice Hale talks to students.

Elijah Weddington ’22 views an exhibit.

Dr. Shamira Gelbman, associate professor of political science, takes a photo of the students inside a preserved, furnished section of one of the original apartments. It showcases life during the era of the 1930s.

Leo Dilts ’24 listens to an audio exhibit about local Black history in Evansville.

Carter Nevil ’24 takes a break to play with Legos inside a new, interactive exhibit at the Evansville African American Museum.

Dr. Robert Dion ’85 met with students at the Evansville African American Museum. Dion, who studied French and was a member of the MXIBS while at Wabash, works as an associate professor of American Politics at the University of Evansville. Before he joined Evansville, he taught at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University and at Wabash College.

Assistant Director of Admissions Kim King '99 shares his thoughts on police and race relations with students during a visit with Virginia Murphy of Playback Memphis. Playback is an original form of improvisational theater in which audience members tell stories from their lives, then watch as actors and a musician bring them to life on the spot.

Hayden Kammer ’24 (left) shares his thoughts on a documentary that Playback Memphis produced those highlighted stories of Black community members and local police officers.

Virginia Murphy of Playback Memphis

Hunter Seidler ’22 listens to the group discussion during the meeting with Virginia Murphy of Playback Memphis.

Civil Rights Road Trip students pose in front of the 'I am a Man' Plaza in Memphis. The plaza was created to honor the sanitation workers who went on strike in 1968. It is located next to Clayborn Temple, a key rallying point for the historic 1968 Memphis sanitation strike.

National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel

The National Civil Rights Museum is located at the historic Lorraine Motel where civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in 1968.

Students enter the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel. Exhibits on display explore the history of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States from the 17th century to present day.

“Malcom X’s views resonated with many African Americans, especially in northern cities where racial discrimination was a fact of life. He spoke with a powerful voice, offering an alternative to nonviolent resistance as a way to create change.”

Drew Johannes ’23 (far left) and Logan Smith ’23 view a display inside the exhibit “A Culture of Resistance. Slavery in America 1619-1861.”

Associate Professor of Theater Heidi Winters Vogel reads a display.

A look inside “Standing Up By Sitting Down: Student Sit-Ins 1960.”

Carter Nevil ’24 (far left), Chase Breaux ’24 and Alex Rotaro ’22 read displays inside “A Culture of Resistance. Slavery in America 1619-1861.” When visitors enter the circular gallery, they walk on a floor map of North and South America, Europe and Africa.

National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel