Memphis, TN

Program Summary

From March 16-20, 2026, 19 students investigated the Supreme Court case Watson v. City of Memphis (1963). Students met multiple federal court judges from both the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, as well as professors from Rhodes College and the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, and many local attorneys. They spent time at the National Civil Rights Museum and created a museum-quality exhibit on the case, which will be displayed in the Odell Horton Federal Building starting in October 2026.

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Hometowns students pose with their certificates.

Using resources from the week’s presentations, groups created museum-quality exhibit boards.

Cadye and Siya read through the Watson v. City of Memphis (1963) opinion.

Students heard from Supreme Court advocate Don Donati.

Our 19 Memphis scholars outside of the National Civil Rights Museum.