Agenda at a Glance

Thursday Evening, March 25th
Salute to Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement
Honoree Reception

Friday Morning, March 26th
Inside the White House and Congress
The Role of the Media

Friday Lunch, March 26th
Civil Rights Policy Today

Friday Afternoon, March 26th
Leaving No Child Behind? Education and Social Services
What Does Tulia Tell Us About Criminal Justice?
Whose Votes Count?
Employment and Entrepreneurship

Friday Evening, March 26th
TBA

Saturday Morning, March 27th
From Black and White to Color
What’s Next?: Emerging Issues in Civil Rights

Saturday Lunch, March 27th
Music: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement

Saturday Afternoon, March 27th
Closing Address:
Renewing the Commitment to Social Justice

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Speakers, Panelists and Honorees

Also Featured

The Civil Rights Movement in Black & White
An exhibition featuring selected materials from The Center for American History:

     Martin Luther King, Jr. Remembered
     Photographed by Flip Schulke

     Behold the People, R. C. Hickman’s
     Photographs of Black Dallas, 1949-1961

     Freedom When? The papers of James
     Farmer, Civil Rights Leader

Civil Rights Documentaries
Screenings of significant films about the civil rights movement, selected and introduced by award-winning documentary film maker Paul Stekler