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Chautauqua Workshop @ 11 a.m. @ the Altus Public Library
Dr. James Armstead - The Civil War Amendments The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the US Constitution individually marked important milestones in American history and collectively served to…
Chautauqua Workshop @ 2 p.m. @ the Museum of the Western Prairie
Vanessa Adams-Harris - Unsung Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement From the children here in Oklahoma with Clara Luper in Oklahoma City, a young Claudette Colvin who at age…
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…
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…
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…
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…