University of Richmond to host panel discussion titled "Fifty Years Later: The Legacies of Little Rock"

October 4, 2007

The Richmond College Dean's Office, Department of History and Center for Civic Engagement will host a panel discussion, "Fifty Years Later: The Legacies of Little Rock," at the University of Richmond's Tyler Haynes Commons Nov.1 at 4:30 p.m.

The Little Rock crisis occurred in September 1957 when President Eisenhower ordered federal troops to enforce desegregation of public schools. The social and political legacy remains relevant in light of recent Supreme Court decisions and the Jena, La., incident. The panel will discuss the racial, social and educational effects of Little Rock.

Panelists will include: Tony Freyer, professor of history and law at the University of Alabama and author of "The Little Rock Crisis;" Elisabeth Jacoway, professor of history and author of "Turn Away Thy Son: Little Rock, the Crisis That Shocked the Nation;" and Risa Goluboff, professor of history and law at the University of Virginia and author of "The Lost Promise of Civil Rights."

University of Richmond associate professor of history Kibibi Mack-Shelton will moderate. The public is invited, and admission is free. Students attending can enter a drawing to win copies of the books written by the panelists.

For more information, call (804) 287-6506.