LBJ School Civil Rights Conference

A Symposium Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act

Civil Rights from Black and White to Color

March 25-27, 2004

Honor the Courage Program, Thursday March 25

Honor the Courage of those who led the movement
Assess the Changes that we have achieved
Renew the Commitment to just for all

Hosted by

The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
and
The Lyndon Baines Johnson Libraray and Museum
The University of Texas at Austin

About the symposium

The 40th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act is an appropriate time to assess how far we have come and how far we have yet to go. Clearly, much progress has been made. The overt discrimination that relegated nonwhite Americans to second-class citizenship and third-class opportunity has been outlawed. But subtler forms of discrimination persist, and occasionally we are shaken by instances of egregious racial injustice.

Further, demographic change has altered the civil rights landscape dramatically. Our country’s great social drama has shifted from black and white to color, as the nation has become more diverse and the issues more complex.

This symposium will be divided into three broad themes. We will honor the courage of those who led the civil rights movement; our honorees include Representative John Lewis and Diane Nash. We will assess the changes since the passage of the Act, guided by policy makers such as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Rene Alexander Acosta, and analysts such as economist Bernard Anderson. Finally, we will call for a recommitment to social justice, inspired by speakers such as Texas State Senator Judith Zaffirini and James Zogby of the Arab-American Institute. (more speakers)

Registration and Hotel Information: Jane Hackley, 512.232.4024, j.hackley@mail.utexas.edu
Media Inquiries: Megan Scarborough,
512.471.8954, megan@mail.utexas.edu
Program Information: Kristie Kimbell,
512.232.4008, kristie.kimbell@mail.utexas.edu

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 Movement Lunch Time Film Documentary Series
Screenings of significant films about the civil rights movement, selected and introduced by award-winning documentary film maker Paul Stekler

Download printable symposium posters
(requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
color poster
black and white poster
documentary film series poster

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March 15, 2004

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