April 11, 2:47pm–2:47pm
WhereThe Ohio State University at Marion
Map Unavailable WhatPrelude to the 1960’s: The U.S. Presidency and Civil Rights. This fundraiser will be held two days beginning with a Friday night reception at OSU Marion 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. On Saturday workshops will be held at OSU Marion in the afternoon. Program and dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m. with keynote speaker Andrew Young, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Congressman, former Mayor of Atlanta, and Humanitarian. Author of An Easy Burden: The Civil Rights Movement and the Transformation of America. Formation of America. Featured presenters Dr. Shannon King, The College of Wooster, Dr. David A. Nichols, author of A Matter of Justice: Eisenhower & the Beginning of the Civil Rights Movement and Dr. Kent Germany, project director and editor of The Presidential Recordings: Mississippi Burning & the Civil Rights Act. www.osumarion.osu.edu/harding