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Join
us for an afternoon of public conversations on Saturday, October 29th
starting at 12:30pm at Boston College's Robsham Theater. Participants
will include Congressman John Lewis,
hailed as one of the "Big Six" leaders of the Civil Rights
Movement, as well as Taylor Branch,
Roger Clegg, Wade
Henderson, Alex Keyssar, Mark Starr, Abigail
Thernstrom, Juan Williams, Patricia
Williams, Harris Wofford,
and Alan Wolfe. Three moderated
discussions will be organized around the following subthemes:
(1)
From Civil Rights to Voting Rights: The History
(2) The Social and Political Impact of the Voting Rights Act of
1965
(3) Voting Rights and Electoral Politics Today
A reception
and book signing will follow the symposium.
Admission is free but space is limited. Those who pre-register will be admitted first. Directions to the event are here.
