Fall 2019 Honors Lecture Series
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!
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| August 26 |
Welcome and Introduction
Dr. Philip E. Phillips, Honors College, and Dr. Mary A. Evins, MTSU Dept. of History
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| September 9 |
The 15th Amendment, African American Suffrage, and the Ongoing Struggle for Voter
Justice
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| September 16 |
3:00 Tucker Theatre: CONSTITUTION WEEKAlbert 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 |
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| September 17 |
CONSTITUTION DAY 2019 – Read the Constitution Aloud
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| September 17 |
2:30 Tucker Theatre: CONSTITUTION DAY 2019Suffragists 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 |
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| September 23 |
MT ENGAGE WEEKEngaging 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 |
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| September 30 |
Tennesseans and Voting: The Ballot Has Been Fought For and the Work Continues – Ms. Marian Ott, President, Tennessee League of Women Voters |
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| October 7 | Lecture Cancelled | |
| October 21 |
Felon Disfranchisement in America – Dr. Pippa Holloway, MTSU Dept. of History |
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| October28 |
Woman Suffrage, the 19thAmendment: The Tennessee Story of the “Perfect 36” – Dr. Carole Stanford Bucy, Dept. of History, Volunteer State Community College |
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| November 4 |
Student Citizens and Voting Rights: A National Perspective – Mr. Michael Burns, National Director, Campus Vote Project, Fair Elections Center |
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| 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 No video available |
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| November 18 |
National Fellowships and Scholarships - Ms. Laura Clippard, Honors College |
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| November 25 |
Honor Student Thesis Presentations |
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| December 2 |
Honor Student Thesis Presentations |
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