Children Registering for Freedom School, 1964. Photograph by Carol Gross Colca. Children registered for Freedom Schools to learn how to be engaged citizens within their communities and make a difference. Mississippi Freedom Summer Collection, Walter Havighurst Special Collections and University Archives, Miami University Libraries, Oxford OH.

Sapling Branches, Spring 2022. Image by Reilly Powers. This image represents the sacrifices made by the three individuals murdered during the Freedom Summer program. The memorial for these individuals consists of three trees planted on the Miami campus. Equality requires growth in often uncomfortable ways from both sides. The volunteers whom were mostly unaffected because of their race were willing to give a great sacrifice for equality. Although they were making such drastic and dangerous commitments the volunteers were incredibly young and although not children anymore were not adults either. Image and Caption Courtesy of Reilly Powers

Gardening at the Farm. Photograph by SolStock. A group of people help out in the community garden at the local farm. © 2022, Getty Images

The Changemakers of Oxford, 2019. Mural by Ella Cope and Joe Prescher. Conceived of and contracted by Ella Cope in fulfillment of the Girl Scout Gold Award, with design contributions and painting by Joseph Prescher. The mural presents a comprehensive picture of civil rights work in Oxford, Ohio from the 1800s to the 1970s. The mural is dedicated to James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner. © 2021, Jason Shaiman