Ruth Abram to speak at U.S. Civil Rights Movement Sites Symposium

World Heritage Initiative

Department of History

Atlanta, Georgia

U.S. Civil Rights Movement Sites Symposium

Georgia State University College of Law

April 16-18, 2020

Stewards of historic sites associated with the African American Freedom Struggle of the 1950s and 1960s from across the United States are invited to attend the second U.S. Civil Rights Movement Sites Symposium being held on the Atlanta campus of Georgia State University, April 16-18, 2020. Featuring talks by such noted leaders in historic preservation as Brent Leggs of the National Trust and Destry Jarvis of the consulting firm Outdoor Recreation, and such museum experts as Ruth Abram and Linda Norris of the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience, the Symposium promises to provide a wealth of ideas to attendees on such topics as interpretation, management plans, buffer zones, lobbying, and funding sources.

Property owners, stakeholders, and managers of civil rights movement sites and interpretative venues should make plans now to participate in this free Symposium which, like the 2017 Symposium , will create all manner of networking opportunities and provide those who attend with inspiration to tell their stories of America’s civil rights movement! Please see the links below to register for free and book a hotel room.

PROGRAM

THURSDAY, APRIL 16

2:00-5:00 pm Tour of Atlanta Civil Rights Sites (details to follow)

6:00-7:00 pm Preserving America’s Culture of Civil Rights Activism

Brent Leggs, Executive Director

National Trust for Historic Preservation African American Cultural

Heritage Action Fund

7:00-8:00 pm Opening Reception

FRIDAY, APRIL 17

8:30-9:00 am Coffee and Networking

9:00-10:30 am Management Plans – Best Practices

• Richard Laub, Retired Director (Moderator)

GSU Heritage Preservation Program

• Martha Bouyer, Executive Director

Historic Bethel Baptist Church Community Restoration Fund

• Ryan Rowberry, Associate Professor of Law

Georgia State University College of Law

• National Park Service

10:45 am-12:00 pm Protection for Sites and Their Contexts

• Richard Laub, Retired Director (Moderator)

Georgia State University Heritage Preservation Program

• Jeanne Cyriaque, Cultural Heritage Specialist

• James Reap, Vice President

United States/International Council on Monuments and Sites

12:00-2:00 pm Break

2:00-3:30 pm U.S. Civil Rights Movement Sites as Sites of Conscience

• Linda Norris, Global Networks Program Director (Moderator)

International Coalition of Sites of Conscience

• Robin White, Superintendent

Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site

• John Swaine, CEO

International Civil Rights Center and Museum

• Noelle Trent, Director of Interpretation, Collections, and Education

National Civil Rights Museum

• Nicole Moore, Interpretation and Program Manager

National Center for Civil and Human Rights

3:30-5:00 pm Partnering with History to Improve the World

Ruth Abram, Co-founder

International Coalition of Sites of Conscience

5:00-6:30 pm Reception

SATURDAY, APRIL 18

8:30-9:00 am Coffee and Networking

9:00-10:30 am Current Civil Rights Sites Initiatives

• Glenn Eskew, Project Director, GSU World Heritage

Initiative (Moderator)

World Heritage Civil Rights Movement Sites Serial Nomination

• Ed Mizzell, Luckie Advertising

The U.S. Civil Rights Trail and Travel South, Inc.

• Priscilla Cooper , Project Director

Alabama African American Civil Rights Heritage Sites Consortium

• Leslie Canaan, Senior Field Officer

National Trust African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund

• National Park Service

U.S. Dept. of the Interior African American Civil Rights Network

African American Civil Rights Grants Program

10:45-11:45 am A Congressional Strategy for Funding the U.S. Commitment to

World Heritage

Destry Jarvis, Vice President

United States/International Council on Monuments and Sites

11:45 am Closing Remarks

12:00 pm Adjourn

Join us in April!

U.S. Civil Rights Movement Sites Symposium

Atlanta, April 16-18, 2020

There is no charge for the Symposium. Please provide your name, affiliation, and the day(s) you plan to attend.

Reservations Hilton Candler Hotel

Located across the street from the Symposium. Deadline for the $209 group rate is March 2, 2020.

Reservations Marriott Residence Inn

Located a block from the Symposium. Deadline for the $142 group rate is March 16, 2020.

Event Sponsors

Many thanks to our generous Event Sponsors.

This project is funded in part by:

The African American Civil Rights program of the Historic Preservation Fund,

National Park Service, Department of the Interior. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material do not constitute endorsement or necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior or U.S. Government; and grants from

the African American Fund and the Southern Intervention Fund of the

National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Questions? Comments?

Visit: worldheritage.gsu.edu .

Project Director Glenn T. Eskew: gteskew@gsu.edu or 404.413.6354

Project Manager Anne H. Farrisee: afarrisee@gsu.edu or 404.413.6353