·         “Becoming the Beloved Community Amid the Fragility of Democracy and White Supremacy"

• A virtual interactive dialogue, March 1, 2021 at 6:00 p.m.
• Registration: https://aub.ie/belovedcommunity
• Panelists: Bernard LaFayette, Bridgette King, and Wayne Flynt

The panelists are: Bernard LaFayette, Civil Rights Activist who played a leading role in organizing the Selma Voting Rights Movement in the 1960s and author of In Peace and Freedom: My Journey in Selma. LaFayette and the late Congressman John Lewis were roommates in seminary and became lifelong friends. Bridgett King, Auburn University Associate Professor and the Master of Public Administration Program Director. Her research has appeared in the Journal of Black Studies, Social Science Quarterly, Government Information Quarterly, Policy Studies, and the Journal of Information Technology and Politics. She is currently working on an original book manuscript that focuses on the experience of Black election administrators. Wayne Flynt, Professor Emeritus in the Department of History, Editor-in-Chief of the Online Encyclopedia of Alabama, and author of numerous books including, Alabama: The History of a Deep South State focuses on Southern culture, Alabama politics, Southern religion, education reform, and poverty.

Contact: Dr. Joan R. Harrell

Email: jrh0098@auburn.edu