Lecture Series: Fall 2019

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Suffrage (UH 3000, CRN# 81257)

Mondays 3:00 to 3:55 p.m.

Honors Amphitheatre (Room 106) Unless otherwise noted below

FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC!

Date	Lecture Title/Event
August  26	Welcome and Introduction Dr. Philip E. Phillips, Honors College, and Dr. Mary A. Evins, MTSU Dept. of History
September  9	The 15th Amendment, African American Suffrage, and the Ongoing Struggle for Voter Justice Dr. Sekou Franklin, MTSU Dept. of Political Science and International Relations Ice Cream Social afterwards (4:00-5:00 p.m., Honors Courtyard) YouTube Video
September 16	3:00 Tucker Theatre:  CONSTITUTION WEEK Albert Gore, Sr.: Voting Rights, Civil Rights, and Public Policy, a conversation between Al Gore, former Vice President of the United States, and Prof. Anthony Badger, author of Albert Gore, Sr.: A Political Life, a panel discussion, moderated by Prof. Kent Syler, MTSU Dept. of Political Science and International Relations, and Dr. Mary Evins,  MTSU Dept. of History YouTube Video
September 17	CONSTITUTION DAY 2019  –  Read the Constitution Aloud 9:00  CBAS  at Science bldg., contact kim.sadler@mtsu.edu 10:00  CME  at Bragg, contact rachel.helms@mtsu.edu 10:00  CBHS  at Cason-Kennedy, contact linda.hall@mtsu.edu 11:00  JCOB & UC  at BAS, contact lara.daniel@mtsu.edu or pamela.morris@mtsu.edu 12:00 UHC & COE at Honors, contact susan.lyons@mtsu.edu or laura.clark@mtsu.edu YouTube Video
September 17	2:30 Tucker Theatre: CONSTITUTION DAY 2019 Suffragists and Citizenship: A Dialogue, with nationally esteemed women’s historian Dr. Marjorie Spruill, author of Divided We Stand, and State Rep. London Lamar, the youngest member of the Tennessee Legislature, a panel discussion, moderated by New York Times opinion writer Ms. Margaret Renkl, author of Late Migrations YouTube Video
September 23	MT ENGAGE WEEK Engaging Our Legislature: Civic Participation, Citizenship, and Voting in Tennessee, a legislative panel, with Hamilton County State Representative and MTSU graduate Judge Mike Carter, Rutherford County State Senator and MTSU graduate pharmacist Dr. Shane Reeves, Rutherford County State Representative and Murfreesboro physician Dr. Bryan Terry, Rutherford County State Representative and MTSU professor Dr. Charles Baum, moderated by Dr. Mark Byrnes, MTSU Provost YouTube Video
September 30	Tennesseans and Voting: The Ballot Has Been Fought For and the Work Continues – Ms. Marian Ott, President, Tennessee League of Women Voters YouTubeVideo
October 7	Lecture Cancelled
October 21	Felon Disfranchisement in America – Dr. Pippa Holloway, MTSU Dept. of History YouTube video
October28	Woman Suffrage, the 19th Amendment: The Tennessee Story of the “Perfect 36” – Dr. Carole Stanford Bucy, Dept. of History, Volunteer State Community College YouTube Video
November 4	Student Citizens and Voting Rights: A National Perspective – Mr. Michael Burns, National Director, Campus Vote Project, Fair Elections Center YouTube Video
November 11	VETERANS’ DAY – ODK LEADERSHIP DAY“Old Enough to Fight, Old Enough to Vote”: Student and Veteran Leadership in the Fight for the 26thAmendment  – Dr. Amy Sayward, MTSU Dept. of History No video available
November 18	National Fellowships and Scholarships  – Ms. Laura Clippard, Honors College YouTube Video
November 25	Honor Student Thesis Presentations YouTube Video – Gareth Laffely
December 2	Honor Student Thesis Presentations YouTube Video – Josie Dowd, Josiah Ediger, and Audrey Creel