LWV Saratoga County Presents the Civil Rights Movement of the 60s

The League of Women Voters of Saratoga County is announcing the third of four scheduled sessions of their Profiles in Courage series, in response to growing concerns over the federal government’s oppression of marginalized groups. 

Freedom Now! The Civil Rights Movement of the ‘60s will be presented on Wednesday, September 24 at 7pm in Davis Auditorium at Skidmore College. Dr. Winston Willis-Grady, Director of Skidmore College’s Black Studies Department, and Donald A. Hyman, American Studies professor at the College of St. Rose for ten years, will lead the discussion. The event is co-sponsored by the Skidmore College Black Studies Program.

The Civil Rights movement of the 1960s profoundly changed the American landscape. The apartheid system of segregation laws and policies, designed after Reconstruction, had reduced African-Americans to second-class citizens. Social justice organizations across the country formed coalitions and alliances to initiate change. This session will explore what civil rights organizers were up against and how they found the courage to demand their rights in a nation still grounded in white supremacy. 

The series showcases the resilience and determination of past movements and encourages attendees to support the democratic principles of justice and inclusion during yet another oppressive time in our nation’s history. Registration is required at www.lwvsaratoga.org/events 

The fourth and final session of this Profiles in Courage series will feature the Pride Movement on October 20 at 7pm at Crandall Library. For more information, visit www.lwvsaratoga.org.