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October 3, 2024
We are very excited to announce our upcoming event on October 3, the 60th Anniversary of Freedom Summer! This event will feature two panels, one of scholars and one of civil rights veterans, speaking on the civil rights movement in MS. Learn about the struggle for voting rights and hear firsthand stories of activism and perseverance.
We are incredibly grateful to our sponsors: the Mississippi Humanities Council, as well as the Division of Research and Economic Development and the Institute for Social Justice & Race Relations at Jackson State University
The entire event is free and open to the public at the COFO Civil Rights Education Center. If you can’t make it in person, the event will be live-streamed on JSU’s Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/jsutv.
Feel free to contact us by calling 601-979-3935 or emailing mwa@jsums.edu with any questions.
Schedule:
Panel 1: 11:00 a.m — A Scholarly Analysis of Voting Rights Activism in Mississippi
Dr. Leslie-Burl McLemore, Dr. Michelle Deardorff, Dr. Jeffrey Kolnick, Dr. Tiyi Morris, Dr. Daphne Chamberlain
Luncheon: 12:30 p.m.
Panel 2: 2:00 p.m. — Voices of Civil Rights Activists in Mississippi
Dr. Leslie-Burl McLemore, Dr. Joyce Ladner, MacArthur Cotton, Euvester Simpson, Rims Barber, Jacquelyn Byrd Martin, Charles McLaurin, Dr. Robert Luckett (moderator)
Reception and Presentations: 4:00 p.m.