Theme: Free Speech and Privacy in the Age of Terror.
Official Constitution Day web site
HOWARD UNIVERSITY PROGRAM
Banners on Campus to fly throughout the week promoting Constitution/Citizenship Recognition.
A Special Exhibit by Moorland-Spingarn Research Center
Monday, September 18
9:00 am
Lecture at School of Law by NY Times Senior VP & Legal Officer, Solomon Watson (Howard '66)
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Screening of film, Good Night, and Good Luck, followed by discussion led by Sol Watson and Phillip Dixon, Chairman of the Department of Journalism. Location: Browsing Room, Founders Library
1: 00 pm
Reception, Moorland Spingarn Research Center. Location: University Museum, Founders Library.
2:30 pm
Sol Watson meets with Editorial Board of The Hilltop
Tuesday, September 19
2:00 pm, Media Center/UGL
Film Viewing:
- Thurgood Marshall: Portrait of an American Hero
Wednesday, September 20
2:00 pm, Media Center/UGL
Film Viewing:
- Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice
Thursday, September 21
2:00 pm, Media Center/UGL
Film Viewing
- Citizen King (Dr. King speaking truth to power beyond Civil Rights issues)
Friday, September 22
2:00 pm, Media Center/UGL
Film Viewing
- Boycott (Rosa Parks ignites a Movement)
Friday, September 22
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm,
Douglass Hall, Room B-21
The Political Science Department will host a seminar discussion of voting rights issues and African Americans. The informal program, with light refreshments, will feature:
- "Constitutional Sensitivities" and "The Struggle for Voting Rights," a discussion with Dr. Elsie Scott, Acting Director, The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation; with remarks by faculty and students.
- Presentation of the Essay Contest Prizes for Constitution and Citizenship Day, Office of the Dean, College of Arts & Sciences.
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