July 9, 2009
Center for Politics
465 Crestwood Drive
P.O. Box 400806
Charlottesville, VA 22904
(434).243.8468
www.centerforpolitics.org
Contact:
Cordel L. Faulk
(434) 243-8466
clf8g@virginia.edu
Center for Politics 12th Annual Virginia Political History Project:
“With All Deliberate Speed? Massive Resistance in Virginia"
— Conference Will Examine Commonwealth’s Brown v. Board Era —
On Friday, July 17, 2009, the University of Virginia Center for Politics will host the 12th Annual Virginia Political History Project (VPHP), “With All Deliberate Speed? Massive Resistance in Virginia.” The conference, in recognition of the coincidence of the inauguration of the nation’s first African American president, Barack Obama, and the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the end of Massive Resistance in Virginia, will explore the events of the time and analyze how the Commonwealth has evolved since the Massive Resistance era.
The 2009 VPHP will bring together students, journalists, civil rights leaders and elected officials who will focus on the Massive Resistance era, its political backdrop, and the life stories of the Virginians who were most impacted by Massive Resistance, as well as its lasting effects and legacies. The conference will feature the only statewide gathering of former students as they share their own personal histories.
Center for Politics Director Larry J. Sabato will open the proceedings with introductory remarks, and all events will take place in the new extension of the Virginia Capitol Building in Richmond.
The schedule will be:
8:45 a.m.
Doors open at the Virginia Capitol Building, Richmond
9:20 a.m.
Introduction by Dr. Larry J. Sabato
9:30-10:45 a.m.
Panel I: The Student Experience
Moderated by Ms. Margaret Edds
- Dr. Delores Brown, Norfolk
- Mr. Henry Cabarrus Jr., Prince Edward
- Ms. Suetta Freeman, Warren
- Mr. Andrew Heidelberg, Norfolk
- Ms. Alicia Lugo, Charlottesville
11:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Panel II: Politics and Media during Massive Resistance
Moderated by Dr. Larry J. Sabato
- Ms. Brenda Andrews, New Journal & Guide (Norfolk)
- Mr. Luther Carter, formerly of the Virginian-Pilot
- Chief Justice Leroy Hassell, Supreme Court of Virginia
- Dr. James Hershman, Georgetown University
- Governor A. Linwood Holton Jr. (1970-74)
- Senator Henry Marsh, Senate of Virginia
- Mr. Jeff Schapiro, Richmond Times-Dispatch
1:05-1:45 p.m.
Keynote Speech: Governor L. Douglas Wilder (1990-94)
2:00-3:15 p.m.
Panel III: The Student Experience
Moderated by Dr. Cassandra Newby-Alexander
- Rev. Everett Berryman, Prince Edward
- Mr. Michael Jones, Arlington
- Rev. James Kilby, Warren
- Mr. Donald Martin, Charlottesville
- Ms. Rita Mosely, Prince Edward
- Dr. Patricia Turner, Norfolk
3:30 - 4:45 p.m.
Panel IV: What are the Lasting Effects of Massive Resistance?
Moderated by Ms. Daphne Maxwell Reid
- Mr. Ray Boone, Richmond Free Press
- Dr. Paul Gaston, University of Virginia
- Senator Yvonne Miller, Senate of Virginia
- Dr. W. Ferguson Reid, former Delegate
- Professor Mildred Robinson, University of Virginia School of Law
- Mr. Eugene Williams, Charlottesville civil rights leader
- Mr. Michael Paul Williams, Richmond Times-Dispatch
The conference is free and open to the public, but registration is required
at: http://www.centerforpolitics.org/programs/govcon/indexMass.html.
