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Wednesday: 50th Anniversary Commemoration of the 1964 Civil Rights Act with Angela Davis

The 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964: The Struggle Continues is a free event that provides an opportunity for the whole community to reflect on the road to passage of the Civil Rights Act, the gains and setbacks of the last 50 years and the ongoing struggle for full human rights in the United States.  The program will honor iconic civil rights attorney Howard Moore, Jr. and will feature Angela Davis, Clayborne Carson and Elaine Brown

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WHAT: The 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964: The Struggle Continues

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WHEN: Wednesday, June 18, 2014, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

WHERE: Beebe Memorial Cathedral, 3900 Telegraph Ave., Oakland

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SPEAKERS:             

Keynote: iconic civil rights attorney Howard Moore, Jr., general counsel for the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

Clayborne Carson, director, Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute at Stanford University

Angela Davis, famed human rights activist and author

Elaine Brown, former Black Panther Party chairman, author and activist

Entertainment:          

Platinum Grammy-Award-winning recording artist D'Wayne Wiggins

Tarika Lewis with Strings of Soul and Amaevolution

Exclusive preview showing of excerpts from the documentary film Freedom Summer by Firelight Media, which premieres on PBS on June 24, 2014. The film documents the Freedom Summer of 1964 when hundreds of students, civil rights workers and organizers joined with Mississippi residents and risked their lives to register African Americans to vote.  Directed by award-winning documentary filmmaker and MacArthur "Genius" Fellow Stanley Nelson. 

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Congressional Sponsor Congresswoman Barbara Lee

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