Reflections on the Mississippi Movement | Margaret Walker Center

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Join us at COFO on Thursday, January 16, for a new, special event. Reflections on the Mississippi Movement will examine two seminal works, I’ve Got the Light of Freedom by Charles Payne and Local People by John Dittmer. An excellent panel of scholars will be present to talk with Dr. Payne about these works and engage in a general conversation about the civil rights movement in Mississippi.

Schedule:

3:30 p.m. Ribbon Cutting: COFO Facility Upgrades

4:00 p.m. Conversation with Dr. Charles Payne
Welcome: Dr. Christina Thomas
Opening Remarks and Reflections: Dr. Rebecca Turri
Conversation: Dr. Charles Payne, Rev. Dr. C.J. Rhodes, Attorney Carroll Rhodes, Mr. Benjamin Saulsberry, Dr. Charles Bolton, moderator
Closing Remarks and Reflections: Dr. Daphne Chamberlain

5:30 p.m. Reception

Don’t forget to also mark your calendars for our 57th annual Martin Luther King, Jr., Birthday Convocation on January 17 at 10:00 a.m. in the Rose E. McCoy Auditorium, followed by our For My People Awards Luncheon.

57th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr., Convocation Events