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Let It Shine - Bernice King
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Bernice King is the youngest daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and was only five years old when her father was murdered. She is completing her law and theology degrees at Emory University and recently preached her first sermon at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.Planned in honor of the 25th anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1965. Part of the National Affairs Series - Civil Rights in America: The Struggle and the Dream. Previously known as the Institute on National Affairs.

Civil Rights Strategies for a New Generation - Mary Louise Smith, Rich Echenyer and Inga Bumbary-Langton
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.

Occupational Apartheid and the Plantation System in American Sports: The Problems, the Consequences and the Response - Harry Edwards
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Harry Edwards is associate professor of Sociology at University of California, Berkeley. He is a consultant to the San Francisco's 49er's and the Golden State Warriors, and special assistant to the commissioner of baseball. In 1968, he helped plan the protest of black athletes at the Mexico City Olympics. His books include:The Struggle That Must Be, Sociology of Sports, Black Students, and The Revolt of the Black Athlete. Part of the National Affairs Series.

Land, Religion and Culture: American Indian Rights - Charlotte Black Elk
12:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Charlotte Black Elk is the great-granddaughter of the Lakota holy man whose 1932 memoir Black Elk Speaks revived interest in American Indian religion. For 20 years she and her husband Gerald Clifford have worked to preserve the language, myths and sacred ceremonies of their ancestors which led them into the struggle to regain the Black Hills. Part of the National Affairs Series.

Civil Rights: A Conservative Perspective - Linda Chavez
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Linda Chavez was President of U.S. English, an organization that is working to make English the official language in each state in the nation. She was appointed staff director of the U.S. Commission on civil Rights in 1983 and quit to make an unsuccessful run for the U.S. Senate from Maryland in 1986. Part of the National Affairs Series.

The Legacy of the Civil Rights Movement - Valest Wiggins, Caesar Smith and Mary Sawyer
12:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Mary Sawyer, ISU Religious Studies professor and author of a study of harassment of elected black officials; Caesar Smith, Director of Personnel at Principal Financial Group; and Valest Wiggins of the Legislative Fiscal Bureau and a member of Blacks in Government will discuss the impact of the implementation of civil rights legislation. Part of the National Affairs Series.

A History of the Civil Rights Movement - David Garrow
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - David Garrow is a professor of history at City College of new York. His books include Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference; The FBI and Martin Luther King, Jr: From Solo to Memphis and Protest at Selma: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. He received his masters' and doctorate at Duke University. Planned in honor of the 25th anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1965. Part of the National Affairs Series - Civil Rights in America: The Struggle and the Dream. Previously known as the Institute on National Affairs.

ISU and the Movement: A Historical Perspective - Tom Fortson, Dee Hawkins, Richard Vanlten and Wilbur Layton
12:00 PM – Maintenance Shop, Memorial Union - Students, faculty and administrators who were on the Iowa State campus in the 50's and 60's will discuss their activities in support of the national movement for civil rights. Part of the National Affairs Series.

Peace and Justice: The Ultimate Civil Rights - Ann Braden
12:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Ann Braden is the co-chair of the Southern Organizing Committee for Economic and Social Justice. She has worked for 30 years in the civil rights movement and anti-war and labor organizing efforts. Her books include: The Wall Between; Huac; Bulwark of Segregation and The Southern Freedom Movement in Perspective. Part of the National Affairs Series.

The Role of the Black Churches in the Civil Rights Movement - C. Eric Lincoln
12:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - C. Eric Lincoln is professor of religion and culture at Duke University and has written over 100 articles. His books include The Black Muslims in America; Is Anybody Listening?; Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Profile; My Face is Black; Sounds of the Struggle; and Race, Religion, and the Continuing American Dilemma. Part of the National Affairs Series.