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Special Event
Event
Highway 80 History Symposium: Montgomery
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Fee:
Free.Location: LAT/LONG: 32.365182, -86.291245
Montgomery Interpretive Center 1521 Harris Way Montgomery, AL 36106
Dates & Times
Date:
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Time:
9:00 AM
Duration:
7 hours
Type of Event
Partner Program
Talk
Presentations will be about 25 minutes per speaker, followed by open discussions. There will be a break in presentations for lunch.
Description
Join us at our Montgomery Interpretive Center to hear about some of the unsung civil rights history of our region. This 3 day symposium begins in Montgomery at 9 a.m.
Speakers from across the country will be discussion topics such as as:
- Browder v. Gayle: the Making of a Movement
- Answering the Macedonian Call
- Dr. Booker T. Washington and Tuskegee Institute
- The Tuskegee Connection
- Knight v. Alabama
- After the Montgomery Bus Boycott
- The Women's Political Council
- From Marion to Montgomery
Reservation or Registration: No
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