Panel Discussion: Let the People Decide: History, Changes, and Hope for Equality in Voting
Sponsored by The William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation
Opening November 15, join panelists Dr. Stephanie Rolph, Rev. C. J. Rhodes, Dr. Marty Wiseman, and Mrs. Nsombi Lambright in a dialogue about history, change, and examining the pathways to Mississippians having and more fully exercising the right to vote. Sponsored by The William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation, the panel is meant to amplify and expand themes presented in “Let the People Decide,” the film by Gavin Guerra.
Moderated by Mr. Von Gordon, The William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation
Panelists:
Ms. Nsombi Lambright is Executive Director of One Voice. She also served as Executive Director of the ACLU of Mississippi, where she led the ACLU's work to end the school to prison pipeline, addressing sentencing disparities and other Constitutional issues. She is a board member of the Center for Constitutional Rights, the Mississippi Veterans of the Civil Rights Movement and the New World Foundation.
Dr. Stephanie Rolph is Associate Professor in the history department at Millsaps College. Stephanie’s work focuses on white resistance to civil rights, especially connections between Deep South segregationists and conservative/Radical Right allies across the country and world. Her first book, Resisting Equality: The Citizens’ Council, 1954-1989, is a new examination of one of the most widely known resistance organizations during the civil rights movement.
Rev. C. J. Rhodes is the Pastor of Mt Helm Baptist Church, the youngest pastor to serve Jackson’s oldest black congregation. He is Founder and President of Clergy for Prison Reform, Director of Religious and Spiritual Life at Alcorn State University, the author of two books, and the host of the C. J. Rhodes Show airing on WRBJ 97.7 FM.
Dr. Marty Wiseman is Director Emeritus of the John C. Stennis Institute of Government and Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Public Administration at Mississippi State University. Dr. Wiseman is a guest professor at Jackson State University.
Panel Discussion: Let the People Decide: History, Changes, and Hope for Equality in Voting
Sponsored by The William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation
Opening November 15, join panelists Dr. Stephanie Rolph, Rev. C. J. Rhodes, Dr. Marty Wiseman, and Mrs. Nsombi Lambright in a dialogue about history, change, and examining the pathways to Mississippians having and more fully exercising the right to vote. Sponsored by The William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation, the panel is meant to amplify and expand themes presented in “Let the People Decide,” the film by Gavin Guerra.
Moderated by Mr. Von Gordon, The William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation
Panelists:
Ms. Nsombi Lambright is Executive Director of One Voice. She also served as Executive Director of the ACLU of Mississippi, where she led the ACLU's work to end the school to prison pipeline, addressing sentencing disparities and other Constitutional issues. She is a board member of the Center for Constitutional Rights, the Mississippi Veterans of the Civil Rights Movement and the New World Foundation.
Dr. Stephanie Rolph is Associate Professor in the history department at Millsaps College. Stephanie’s work focuses on white resistance to civil rights, especially connections between Deep South segregationists and conservative/Radical Right allies across the country and world. Her first book, Resisting Equality: The Citizens’ Council, 1954-1989, is a new examination of one of the most widely known resistance organizations during the civil rights movement.
Rev. C. J. Rhodes is the Pastor of Mt Helm Baptist Church, the youngest pastor to serve Jackson’s oldest black congregation. He is Founder and President of Clergy for Prison Reform, Director of Religious and Spiritual Life at Alcorn State University, the author of two books, and the host of the C. J. Rhodes Show airing on WRBJ 97.7 FM.
Dr. Marty Wiseman is Director Emeritus of the John C. Stennis Institute of Government and Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Public Administration at Mississippi State University. Dr. Wiseman is a guest professor at Jackson State University.