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Voting Rights Symposium
2009-04-01T00:00:00-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJkZWZhdWx0c1wvQ2FwaXRvbF9kZWZhdWx0LWltYWdlLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19Wednesday, April 1
8:30 AM The Long Shadow of Tent City: Impact of voting rights in Fayette and Haywood
Counties
Panelists:
Linda Wynn, Ph.D., Department of History, Fisk University
Rita Geier, J.D., Baker Center, Department of Political Science, University of Tennessee
Increasing Voter Participation
9:30 One Person, One Vote: Reapportionment and Redistricting
· Breaking the hold of rural counties over state legislatures
· New Demographics and redistricting
Panelists:
John Seigenthaler, Director, First Amendment Center, Nashville, TN
George Barrett, Esq., Barrett, Johnston & Parsley, Nashville, TN
Judge Richard Dinkins, Tennessee Court of Appeals
10:30 The 2010 Census: Process and Potential Impact
Panelists:
Michael Fitzgerald, Ph.D., Department of Political Science, University of Tennessee
William Lyons, Ph.D., Office of the Mayor, City of Knoxville
11:30 One Person, One Vote: Implications for the Electoral College
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8:30 AM The Long Shadow of Tent City: Impact of voting rights in Fayette and Haywood
Counties
Panelists:
Linda Wynn, Ph.D., Department of History, Fisk University
Rita Geier, J.D., Baker Center, Department of Political Science, University of Tennessee
Increasing Voter Participation
9:30 One Person, One Vote: Reapportionment and Redistricting
· Breaking the hold of rural counties over state legislatures
· New Demographics and redistricting
Panelists:
John Seigenthaler, Director, First Amendment Center, Nashville, TN
George Barrett, Esq., Barrett, Johnston & Parsley, Nashville, TN
Judge Richard Dinkins, Tennessee Court of Appeals
10:30 The 2010 Census: Process and Potential Impact
Panelists:
Michael Fitzgerald, Ph.D., Department of Political Science, University of Tennessee
William Lyons, Ph.D., Office of the Mayor, City of Knoxville
11:30 One Person, One Vote: Implications for the Electoral College
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Wednesday, April 1 8:30 AM The Long Shadow of Tent City: Impact of voting rights in Fayette and Haywood Counties Panelists: Lin… read more
Wednesday, April 1
8:30 AM The Long Shadow of Tent City: Impact of voting rights in Fayette and Haywood
Counties
Panelists:
Linda Wynn, Ph.D., Department of History, Fisk University
Rita Geier, J.D., Baker Center, Department of Political Science, University of Tennessee
Increasing Voter Participation
9:30 One Person, One Vote: Reapportionment and Redistricting
· Breaking the hold of rural counties over state legislatures
· New Demographics and redistricting
Panelists:
John Seigenthaler, Director, First Amendment Center, Nashville, TN
George Barrett, Esq., Barrett, Johnston & Parsley, Nashville, TN
Judge Richard Dinkins, Tennessee Court of Appeals
10:30 The 2010 Census: Process and Potential Impact
Panelists:
Michael Fitzgerald, Ph.D., Department of Political Science, University of Tennessee
William Lyons, Ph.D., Office of the Mayor, City of Knoxville
11:30 One Person, One Vote: Implications for the Electoral College
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