Adults
Chautauqua Workshop @ 11 a.m. @ the Altus Public Library
Rebecca Jimerson - Coretta Scott Kin and the "Freedom Concerts" This workshop will present the storied history of the Freedom Concerts. Combining poetry, narration, and music to tell the story…
Chautauqua Workshop @ 2 p.m. @ the Museum of the Western Prairie
Dr. Leslie Goddard - The Lady Bird Special In October 1964, the Lady Bird Special train pulled away from Washington D.C. Over the next four days, the train carried First…
Chautauqua Performance @ 7 p.m. @ WOSC
Friday, May 31st -- Thurgood Marshall (1908-1993) Thurgood Marshall was a civil rights layer and activist his entire professional life. As head of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, he acted…
Chautauqua Workshop @ 11 a.m. @ the Altus Public Library
Dr. Doug Mishler - The Supreme Court's Role in American Life We will cover not just the Warren Court but peruse a variety of Supreme Courts from the first of…
Chautauqua Workshop @ 2 p.m. @ the Museum of the Western Prairie
Dr. James Armstead - Plessy vis a vis Brown The Supreme Court responded to the legal challenge against state sanctioned involuntary segregation in 1896 with an attempted social compromise using…
Chautauqua Performance @ 7 p.m. @ WOSC
Saturday, June 1st -- Coretta Scott King (1927-2006) King was an American author, activist, civil rights leader, and the wife of Martin Luther King Jr. Her activism started before her…
Coffee Cup @ 10 a.m. w/ Sidney Thompson
The Coffee Cup Bunch Friends of the Library welcomes award-winning author, Sidney Thompson at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 5th, 2024, at the Altus Public Library, 421 N. Hudson. Sidney…
Beginning English Class @ 5:30 p.m.
CLASES GRATIS PARA APRENDER INGLÉS! FREE CLASSES TO LEARN ENGLISH !