Civil Rights Strategies for a New Generation
Mary Louise Smith, Rich Echenyer and Inga Bumbary–Langton
Friday, 10 Feb 1989 at 12:00 pm – Gallery, Memorial Union
Mary Louise Smith, former chair of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission; Inga Bumbary-Langston, Director of the Iowa Civil Rights Commission, and Rich Echenyer, former Congressional candidate and gay activist, will discuss new strategies for dealing with the broadening definition of civil rights for people of color, gays and lesbians, and the economically deprived.Part of the National Affairs Series.
Stay for the entire event, including the brief question-and-answer session that follows the formal presentation. Most events run 75 minutes.
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