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Talk by Charles Mauldin

February 2 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

The Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts and the Humanities and the Department of History are hosting a talk from Charles Mauldin, a Civil Rights Foot Soldier, on February 2 at 1pm. Mauldin participated in the teacher’s march, was present at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s meeting when it was decided to march to Montgomery, and assisted people such as John Lewis in organizing support for the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Mauldin was also one of the individuals that was protesting on the day that became known as Bloody Sunday, the day that peaceful protestors were advocating for voting rights.  For more information, visit their calendar. This event is free and open to the public!