On Thursday, January 14 at 6 pm, approximately two weeks prior to the 50th anniversary of the historic Greensboro sit-ins of the American civil rights movement, Elon University School of Law, in association with the law school's Black Law Students Association and Phi Alpha Delta chapter, will host its second annual Martin Luther King, Jr. forum to explore legal aspects of the American civil rights movement, evaluating the impacts of the sit-ins and other forms of non-violent protest on civil rights law past and present.
Participants:
Franklin E. McCain, one of the four NC A&T State University students who sat at a segregated lunch counter in the Greensboro, N.C. Woolworths’ store on February 1, 1960. Their action sparked sit-ins and economic boycotts across the Southern states in the 1960s that became a hallmark of the American civil rights movement.
William H. Chafe, Professor of History at Duke University and Co-Director of the Duke Oral History Program and its Center of the Study of Civil Rights. Author of Civilities and Civil Rights: Greensboro, North Carolina, and the Black Struggle for Freedom.
Romallus Murphy, former general counsel for the North Carolina NAACP and past-president of the Guilford County Black Lawyer’s Association. Attorney for numerous civil rights cases in Greensboro and across North Carolina related to the judicial system, voting rights issues, and economic development.
Event details:
The forum is free and open to the public, although registration is required.
Please RSVP by January 12 to reserve your seat, by emailing lawreservations@elon.edu or by calling 336-279-9275. Space is limited, so please reply as early as possible.
The event is sponsored by the Law School Admission Council as part of DiscoverLaw.org Months.
The School of Law has invited high school and undergraduate students interested in the study of law to attend this event.
By introducing future law students to legal concepts and constructs, the School of Law seeks to foster an appreciation for the range of insight and academic rigor required to enter law school, as well as an appreciation for opportunities available for groups currently underrepresented within the legal profession.
