Speakers & Events

Please join the Department of Political Science as we commemorate the passage of the 19th amendment and welcome Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina, Anita Earls. Justice Earls is an African-American civil rights attorney, educator, and founder of the Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ).

Her lecture, “Movements to Expand the Franchise and Perfect our Democracy: A Legal Perspective,” will examine the fight for women’s suffrage in light of her experiences in voting rights mobilization in the South. Bridging past and present struggles for voting rights.

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Continuing Challenges to Suffrage in Michigan in 2020: Who Still Can’t Vote? 4:00 pm
Continuing Challenges to Suffrage in Michigan in 2020: Who Still Can’t Vote? @ See Simons email for link
Oct 12 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Continuing Challenges to Suffrage in Michigan in 2020: Who Still Can’t Vote?October 12, 2020 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Event online via Zoom; https://umich.zoom.us/j/94834992200 Panel discussion with:Stephanie Chang, Michigan State Senator and a board[...]
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Race, Gender, and Rights: Histories of the Practice of Democratic Citizenship 7:00 pm
Race, Gender, and Rights: Histories of the Practice of Democratic Citizenship @ Online
Oct 19 @ 7:00 pm – Oct 19 @ 8:30 pm
What does it mean to be a citizen of the United States? The Constitution does not define who gets to be a citizen, or what citizenship means. Rather, citizenship has been defined over time, often[...]
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