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Monday, October 20, 2008
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern
3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific
As we anticipate the largest turnout in history of African-American voters and mark the centennial of LBJ's birth, we will focus on the historic significance of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the role media played in facilitating its passage. A remarkable panel of people who made or recorded history will share their firsthand knowledge of the Selma march and other events leading up to this landmark law that transformed the political landscape of the South and laid the foundation for this year's presidential election.
Copresented with the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum
Funding for the Politics: Past, Present, & Future series has been provided by the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation.
PLEASE NOTE: This seminar will be offered live, via satellite, and will include a call in Q&A session with the panelists. Satellite coordinates will be posted here for registered sites. The event will also be available as video-on-demand on paleycenter.org soon after the event. You will receive an email after the event with information on how to access the program and share it with your students.
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