Civil Rights Heritage Center

The mission of the Indiana University South Bend Civil Rights Heritage Center is to preserve the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement, as well as the history of racial and ethnic relations in the Michiana area, and to provide education, research, and forums, while examining human rights principles and challenges for future generations.

3 protests

April 27, 2018, 7:00 pm

South Bend, IN

Community Theater for Social Justice Action Conference

Our goal is to bring together theater practitioners, community activists, and inclusion-driven community members who share a commitment to social justice. We aim to use theater as a tool to strategize for effective social justice in our society...

December 5, 2017, 6:00 pm

South Bend, IN

Dolores | crhc:film

Dolores Huerta is among the most important, yet least known, activists in American history. An equal partner in co-founding the first farm workers unions with Cesar Chavez, her enormous contributions have gone largely unrecognized. Dolores...

December 1, 2017, 6:00 pm

South Bend, IN

Broken On All Sides: Is There Another Way To Do Justice?

Mass incarceration is a global phenomenon, and the U.S. imprisons more of its citizens than countries our government accuses of atrocities. If mass incarceration is the new Jim Crow, and if the school-to-prison pipeline is the feeder, how...