Era. 1961, jfk had been elected president , young, charismatic, a number of promises, so this should give context for where the Womens Movement is coming into play as we work through these overview issues. Now the 1960s, as much promise as there was, we also know there were a lot of issues, particularly racial issues, but it was a period of great change. For those who did find promise in the 1960s, there were those who did not get access to that, individuals and groups fighting for that access. You have the 1967 detroit riots, a series of political assassinations. They have kate in 1963. 1968, the assassination of Martin Luther king jr. And bobby kennedy, so there is fear about with this change means and people are reacting to that. Focusing on jfk, because we will be talking mostly about women in the Civil Rights Movement today, focusing on other womens experiences on wednesday, but to give you an idea, jfk was initially hesitant. We have a legacy now of him as a major shaker in the C
Good afternoon everyone and thank you for coming to the session. Civil rights in american issue. I am doctor sidney mcdaniels, im a graduate school. Will have about 45 minutes for this and 15 for q a. Also i lost you at this time to place silencer phones. Our sponsors for this panel are the Mississippi Humanities Council. Do we have any members from the Advisory Board or cancel . Thank you. And also ray harper who recently retired from congress from mississippis third district. Longtime supporter of the festival. Thank you. [applause] our moderator for the session is the ralph. Visiting professor of english and southern studies at the university of mississippi. When he is also the former editor of the virginia orderly review. And the other of two from ours. We introducing our distinguished panelists. [applause] thank you and thank you all for joining us in this panel this afternoon. If i were to wreak title this panel, i would call it family memory history in civil rights because our p
Viewing on cspan which has been a supporter from the first year. We appreciate them very much, im with goodwin with the Mississippi Department of archives, if youve not already done so please silence your cell phones. Our panel this morning isa spotlight on mississippi civil rights. We thank bradley both cummings from sponsoring it, theyve also been withthe w book festival since the beginning, where grateful for that early support and for their sticking with us. We are in this room today, thanks to foreman watkins law efirm. We appreciate their support. Our panelists are Natalie Adams, Michelle Purdy and hezekiah watkins. Purchase copies of their books from vendors outside and you can find the times our authors will be signing in your programs. We will hear from our panelists forabout 40 minutes, and open the floor to questions. Please come to the podium in the center of the room to ask your questions. Be carefulof the ramp, dont trip. Now let me welcome our moderator, pamela said dc j
Welcome to the 2019 mississippi book festival. This morning we celebrate the fifth anniversary of her literary long party. [applause] we are honored to have so many distinguished authors and friends join our celebration from the Mississippi State capital. Today more than 170 authors will visit with thousands of booklovers making connections through the love of books and the written word. Cspan has been with us since the very beginning and we are grateful for the partnership we start today by recognizing the readers to mississippi culturally a landscape. The writers trail is an ever list the places all over the state that mark significant places in the lives of mississippi authors. Ida b wells and richard ford are the very best writers. Two is famous for Investigative Journalism. And ford is famous for his novels. The hardhitting pieces about lynching of the 20th century achieve such notoriety that was known by some as the most famous black woman in america. Her marker will be placed in
Number of promises, so this should give context for where the Womens Movement is coming into play as we work through these overview issues. 1960s, as much promise as there was, we also know there were a lot of issues, particularly racial issues, but it was a period of great change. For those who did find promise in the 1960s, there were those who did not get access can individuals and groups fighting for that access. Riots,e the 1967 detroit a series of political assassinations. They have kate in 1963. , the assassination of Martin Luther king jr. And bobby kennedy, so there is fear about with this change means and people are reacting to that. Jfk, because we will be talking mostly about women in the Civil Rights Movement today, focusing on other womens experiences on wednesday, but to give you an idea, jfk was initially hesitant. We have a legacy now of him as a major shaker in the Civil Rights Movement come up but he was hesitant and cautious about the Civil Rights Movement in the in