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Tennessee: Segregation and Civil Rights Saturday, Feb. 21, 1-6pm, Tennessee Room, McComb’s Center An Afternoon of Art and Spoken Word, Sponsored by the Ken-Tenn Community Forum Sunday, Feb. 22, 3-5pm, Harvey Vick Center, S. Fulton, TN “I Am the Dream,” sponsored by the Ken-Tenn Community Forum Monday,  Feb. 23,  7pm Watkins Auditorium Black History Quiz Show, sponsored by the National Association of Black Journalists Tuesday, Feb. 24: Native American Civil Rights Day Native American Civil Rights Dinner, 5pm — UC Boling, Cafeteria Bill Miller, keynote speaker and musician, 7pm, Watkins   Wednesday, Feb. 25: Black Writers Workshop, Hortense Parrish Writing Center, noon 1 pm – Tennessee Equality Project (Gay Rights Organization) sponsored by UT Office of Minority Affairs, Tennessee Room, McCombs Center 2pm – Segregation and Desegregation in South Fulton, TN, Joyce Washington and Pete Algee, Tennessee Room, McCombs Center 3pm – “Civil Rights: Realities, Approaches, Way Forward in the 21st Century,” Dr. Al Jordon, of the Historical Trenton Rosenwald Alumni Association, Tennessee Room, McCombs Center Thursday, Feb. 26, Watkins, (unless otherwise noted): 9:30-10: 45 – Bobby Lovett, intro to Tennessee in Segregation and Civil Rights 11:00-12:15 –Segregation and Civil Rights in Fayette County, TN with Richard Saunders and Myles Wilson 1:00-2:15 – Tennessee Freedom Riders Panel, confirmed three speakers, Leo Lillard, Mary Salynn McCollum, Diane Nash 2:45-4:00 – Vivian and Curtis Morris, Gooch Hall Auditorium, Segregation and Integration: What was Gained and What Was Lost? Keynote Address at 7pm – UTM Collegiate Gospel Choir, Presentation to Winners of Civil   Rights Paper Competition, Reverend James Lawson Friday, Feb. 27, Music in Celebration of Black Freedom     Sigma Tau Delta, Spoken  Word Performance, 6:30 pm, Watkins Brothas Keeper, spoken word performance  - 7pm Watkins Conference Coordinator David Barber, dbarber@utm.edu Past Conference Coordinator Alice-Catherine Carls, accarls@utm.edu