{"id":14201,"date":"2012-04-24T14:21:02","date_gmt":"2012-04-24T19:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=14201"},"modified":"2014-09-23T08:32:38","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T13:32:38","slug":"50-calendar-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/50-calendar-events\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cOpening the Closed Society\u201d Calendar of Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Fall 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>9\/30<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The University of Mississippi Gospel Choir and from Community Choirs will capture in song the feel of the times surrounding the 1962 integration of The University of Mississippi.<\/p>\n<p>Time &amp; Location:\u00a0 TBD<\/p>\n<p>Contact:\u00a0 Valeria Ross @ <a href=\"mailto:vross@olemiss.edu\">vross@olemiss.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>10\/1\/2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Morning Event<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Black Student Union will present a marker to The University of Mississippi permanently marking the classroom where James Meredith\u2019s first class was held.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Afternoon:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Student leaders, faculty and staff will follow a processional led by James Meredith from Baxter<\/p>\n<p>Hall to the Civil Rights Monument located between the Lyceum and the Library<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Evening:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Harry Belafonte will present the Keynote Address for \u201cOpening the Closed Society\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Past Events:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>9\/30\/2011<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Silver Pond Dedication<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Panel of Alumni at the Overby Center<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Alumni group included Speaker Governor William Winter, Elizabeth Nichols Silver, 1953-54 Editor of the Mississippian, Daniel P. Jordan, 1960 UM graduate, Edwin N. Williams, 1964-65 Editor of Daily Mississippian<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Silver Pond Dedication Ceremony<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Silver Pond Dedication \u2013 Speaker John Robin Bradley, Chairman of Silver Commemorative Committee<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>10\/13\/2011<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>David Sansing Lecture<\/p>\n<p>David Sansing Lecture on \u201cMeredith and Ole Miss:\u00a0 A Pivotal Moment in the Civil Rights Movement\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>10\/18\/2011<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>William Doyle Lecture<\/p>\n<p>William Doyle Lecture \u2013 Author of the book <em>An American Insurrection:\u00a0 James Meredith and the Battle of Oxford<\/em> spoke on Revisiting an American Insurrection<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>10\/26\/2011<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Curtis Wilkie Lecture<\/p>\n<p>Curtis Wilkie lecture for the Annual Black &amp; White Affair \u2013 Recognizing the Integration of The University of Mississippi<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>11\/10\/2011<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Maurice Hobson Lecture<\/p>\n<p>Maurice Hobson lecture \u201cThe Bravado of The Black New South: Intersections of Race, Class and Politics in Post-Civil Rights Black Atlanta, Georgia<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>11\/16\/2011<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>David W. Blight Lecture<\/p>\n<p>The Gilder-Jordan Lecture in Southern History presented David W. Blight speaking on \u201cAmerican Oracle:\u00a0 The Civil War in the Civil Rights Era, and Our Own Time\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>2\/2\/2012 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Black History Month Kick-off -Speaker Nick Lott \u00a0 @\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Noon, Union Lobby<\/p>\n<p>Nic Lott is the first African American to be elected by the university\u2019s student body to serve as the Associated Student Body President.<\/p>\n<p>Contact: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Valeria Ross, vross@olemiss.edu, 662.915.7247<\/p>\n<p><strong>2\/2012 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Exhibition viewable through October 2012, Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library<\/p>\n<p>Current Exhibition in the Faulkner Room, Special Collections, \u201cWe Shall Always March\u00a0 Ahead:\u201d Mississippi and the Civil Rights Movements. The exhibition features items documenting Mississippi during the Civil Rights Movement. Cases include: the life of Medgar Evers; music and the Movement; photographs of school segregation in Mississippi; Mississippi politics; and the integration of the University of Mississippi, among others.<\/p>\n<p>Contact:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jennifer Ford, <a href=\"mailto:jwford@olemiss.edu\">jwford@olemiss.edu<\/a>, 662-915-7639<\/p>\n<p><strong>2\/10\/2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Brown Bag by Dr. Michael V. Williams, Noon, Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom Just Can See in the Morning to Can\u2019t See at Night: Civil Rights Activism and Resistance in the Life of Medgar Wiley Evers\u201d \u00a0Dr. Michael V. Williams, Assistant Professor of History and African American Studies at Mississippi State University will speak on the life and times of Medgar Evers in Mississippi.<br \/>\nContact:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jennifer Ford, <a href=\"mailto:jwford@olemiss.edu\">jwford@olemiss.edu<\/a>, 662-915-7639<\/p>\n<p><strong>2\/21\/2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Keynote Lecture by Marian Wright Edelman, 7:00, Ford Center<\/p>\n<p>Marian Edelman, lifelong advocate for disadvantaged Americans, is a graduate of Spelman College and Yale Law School, began her career in the mid-60\u2019s when, as the first Black woman admitted to the Mississippi Bar, she directed the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Office in Jackson, Mississippi.\u00a0 In 1968, she moved to Washington, D.C. as counsel for the Poor<\/p>\n<p>Contact:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Susan R. Grayzell, sgrayzell@olemiss.edu<\/p>\n<p><strong>2\/23\/2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2012 Black History Month Concert \u201cCelebrating 50 Years of Integration\u201d, 7:30 pm, Nutt Aud.<\/p>\n<p>A musical celebration of 50 years of Integration at Ole Miss. The concert will include\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 performances by Caline Waugh (soprano), Fred Dunlap (percussion), Guelel Kumba\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (voice and guitar), African Drum and Dance Ensemble (directed by George Dor), Steel\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Band (directed by Ricky Burkhead), and Jazz Ensemble (directed by Michael Worthy).\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 African American, Caribbean, and African performers, composers, and genres will be\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 amply represented in the program that includes a premier of a George W. K. Dor\u2019s\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 composition.<br \/>\nContact: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0George Dor, gwdor1@olemiss.edu , 662-915-7269<\/p>\n<p><strong>2\/24\/2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Brown Bag Luncheon: Civil Rights in Mississippi, Noon, Faulkner Room, J.D. Williams Library<br \/>\nThis event will be an opportunity to hear stories of Mississippi during the Civil Rights \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Movement, from faculty members and members of the Oxford community. Bring your lunch\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and relive history with us!<br \/>\nContact:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Heather Capps Witten, <a href=\"mailto:hlcapps@olemiss.edu\">hlcapps@olemiss.edu<\/a>, 662-816-0275<\/p>\n<p><strong>3\/2\/2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Day of Dialogue, Overby Auditorium<\/p>\n<p>Alumni of The University of Mississippi will participate in dialogue sessions throughout the day.\u00a0 Former Alumni share and dialogue about their undergraduate experiences at UM<\/p>\n<p>Alumni Panels<\/p>\n<p>10:30 am \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 UM African American Alumni Serving in the STEM Fields\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Price and Payoff in the STEM Areas<\/p>\n<p>1:00 pm \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201c50 Years of Integration: Opening the Closed Society<\/p>\n<p>Former UM student leaders discuss how opening doors on campus contributed to successful lives as University of Mississippi alumni<\/p>\n<p>2:30 pm \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 From Black Student Union Choir to The University of Mississippi Gospel Choir<\/p>\n<p>Gospel Choir alumni share how the choir served as a driving force of student activism centered upon faith<\/p>\n<p>Contact:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Julian Gilner, <a href=\"mailto:jgilner@alumni.olemiss.edu\">jgilner@alumni.olemiss.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Valeria Ross, vross@olemiss.edu<\/p>\n<p><strong>3\/2\/2012\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lecture, Myrlie Evers-Williams, 4:00 pm, Fulton Chapel<strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3\/7\/2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Selma to Montgomery: The Long March to Freedom<\/em> @ Noon, Barnard Observatory Lecture Hall<\/p>\n<p>Barbara H. 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