Members of the list might be interested to know of these two events in Williamsburg.  The first is the celebration this month of the First Baptist Church and its 240 years of history as one of the earliest black churches in America.  If you can visit and ring the bell, don’t neglect the associated exhibits, including one on W&M and Jim Crow.  That display is curated by W&M students and sponsored by the Lemon Project.

			https://www.letfreedomringchallenge.org <https://www.letfreedomringchallenge.org/>

	The second is the Lemon Project Spring Symposium, for which registration is now open (March 19 papers, panels, and presentations still to be determined).

	To register go to: 

https://forms.wm.edu/form/view/24498/2ade05cef4413dc5ba1981d370d89d09 <https://forms.wm.edu/form/view/24498/2ade05cef4413dc5ba1981d370d89d09>
The William & Mary Lemon Project Spring Symposium 2016


Jim Crow & Civil Rights in the Age of President Obama
March 18-19, 2016

With the exception of the Dance Concert, the symposium is FREE! 
Friday, March 18: Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble Friday Evening Kimball Theatre (Merchants Square)

“Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble is internationally esteemed as one of America’s foremost modern dance companies. Under the direction of Cleo Parker Robinson, the Ensemble performs a dynamic body of works inspired by the African American experience and rooted in ethnic and modern dance traditions world- wide. Legendary and emerging artists alike are drawn by the spirit of the company to create works that transcend the boundaries of culture, class and age while unequivocally communicating the complexity of the human condition. Seen by an estimated 2,000,000 fans throughout the United States and more than 20 countries on five continents, CPRDE continues to be a leader in dance innovation and the promotion of American dance heritage.” Taken from 

http://www.cleoparkerdance.org/ <http://www.cleoparkerdance.org/>
To purchase tickets ($25 general admission) for the Dance Concert call: (888) 965-7254



Saturday, March 19: Civil Rights Pioneer Diane Nash, Keynote Address Miller Hall—Mason School of Business, W&M

Diane Nash, a founding member of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)., went on to coordinate the Nashville Student Movement Ride (Freedom Riders). Nash also played a key role in the 1965 Voting Rights Campaign in Selma. (She is depicted in the movie “Selma.” More at: 

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/freedomriders/people/diane-nash <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/freedomriders/people/diane-nash>




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Terry L. Meyers, Chancellor Professor of English, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg Virginia  23187 757-221-3932

http://wmpeople.wm.edu/site/page/tlmeye/ <http://wmpeople.wm.edu/site/page/tlmeye/>

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             --Groucho Marx, in "Horse Feathers."


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