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“Documented Rights”: A Symposium on the Legacy of the Civil Rights Movement

The National Archives at Atlanta
June 13, 2009, 9:00 a.m-5:15 p.m.
Registration Now Open

On June 13, 2009, as part of the nationwide celebration of the National Archives and Records Administration's 75th Anniversary, the National Archives at Atlanta will host “Documented Rights: A Symposium on the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement”. The free event is presented in partnership with the Center for Civil and Human Rights Partnership, the Georgia Humanities Council and The Foundation for the National Archives. It features a full day of panel presentations with civil rights scholars, archivists and librarians, museum and historic site administrators, local leaders, and noted dignitaries. It concludes with a private viewing of the "Documented Rights" exhibit, which opens June 13th to the public.

Panels focus on the many primary source collections and historic sites that are available in the region, and highlight the recent scholarship of some of the region's top civil rights historians:

• Civil Rights and the Courts. Panelists will discuss how the Civil Rights movement “played out” in the courts, including the desegregation cases heard in Federal court. Panelists include the Honorable Horace Ward, Judge of the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia, who was the first person of color to formally seek admission to the University of Georgia Law School.
• New Scholarship of the Civil Rights Movement. Authors, including Hank Klibanoff (The Race Beat: The Press, the Civil Rights Struggle, and the Awakening of a Nation), and David Carter (The Music Has Gone Out of the Movement, coming August 2009) will explore new research on the twentieth century’s most significant social movement.
• The Historical Record. Leaders of institutions with original civil rights records will present an overview of their institutional holdings and the ways they make documentary heritage accessible for research.
• Sites of the Civil Rights Movement. Civil rights heritage site directors will discuss ways to see first-hand the places where historic events occurred and will introduce attendees to the wealth of experiences available from their institutions.

For more information see the symposium agenda and biographies for selected panelists.

Registration: The event is free, but space is limited to 200 guests, so please register by May 22 by emailing Mary Evelyn Tomlin, Public Programs Specialist, at mary.tomlin@nara.gov. Please direct event-related questions to Ms. Tomlin at 770-968-2555 or via email. Please include the number and names of individuals in your party. We will maintain an event waiting list as appropriate.

Due to the fact that we are providing a continental breakfast, lunch, breaks, and evening reception for all attendees, we seek a firm commitment from you regarding your attendance at the symposium.

For directions to and information about the National Archives at Atlanta, please visit our web site.

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