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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.

Civil Rights in America: The Struggle and The Dream - John Lewis
8:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Congressman Lewis was chairman of SNCC , the Student Nonviolent Coordinating committee, an organization of college students responsible for sit-ins and other student activities in the Civil Rights Movement during the 60's. He has been jailed more than 40 times for participation in peaceful demonstrations. Elected to Congress from Atlanta in 1986, he serves on the House committee for Interior and Insular Affairs and the committee for Public Works and Transportation. Planned in honor of the passage of the 25th anniversary 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

Panel: Racism on Campus: Up Close and Personal
4:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - ISU students will discuss their own experiences with racism on campus. Dianne Dillon-Ridgely, national YWCA board member, will moderate. Part of the National Affairs Series

Film: Racism 101
3:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - This program will examine the increasing incidents of racism and violence on campuses across the country. Reports from Columbia, Smith, Dartmouth, Swarthmore, Purdue and Harvard reveal the kind of prejudice that flared during the early days of the Civil Rights Movement. Part of the National Affairs Series