Members of the Emory community and the general public are invited to the third and final panel in the Lift Every Voice 2020 Seminar Series entitled “Reconstruction Activism” on December 10th at 10 am. Attendees can register at http://emorylib.info/lift-dec for the online event.

Panelists include Dr. Francine Allen (Morehouse) and Dr. Marla Frederick (Emory University), as well as Emory Arts and Social Justice Fellow Garrett Turner and Former Rose Library Artist-in-Residence Charmaine Minniefield. It will be moderated by Jina DuVernay (Emory University). In addition to discussing the various forms that activism took during Reconstruction, panelists will also explore how activism for racial equality and justice in the current moment has been shaped by the past.

The Lift Every Voice Seminar Series is part of the Lifting Every Voice Tribute Series in honor of Pellom McDaniels III. For more information about Lifting Every Voice and other related events, please visit Lifting Every Voice: the Pellom McDaniels III 2020-2021 Tribute Series.