Evening of Remembrance: Freedom to Learn Panel Discussion

A panel discussion on the specific effect on Tallahassee’s historically segregated Southside communities. Where history, culture and community knowledge collide.  Join us for a dynamic evening of learning, exchange and action as we celebrate the "Freedom to Learn".  This Community Forum, moderated by Mr. Darryl Jones, Chair of Leon County Schools, will feature presentations and panel discussion with extraordinary local and national thought leaders and educators: 

• Dr. Marion McGee - Program Specialist, Office of Strategic Partnerships - Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture

• Dr. Tiffany Packer - Department Chair -Elect of History, Political Science, and African American Studies, Florida A&M University

• Dr. Tamika B. Hobbs - Historian  Inaugural Executive Director of the A. Philip Randolph Institute for Law, Race, Social Justice, and Economic Policy Edward Waters University

Limited seating for this event- please register to attend here.  Sponsored by Florida Humanities, Leon County Schools, Council on Culture and Art, and Visit Tallahassee. 

If you're able to attend this event, please click here to register.

If you're not able to attend, please feel free to view the Livestream below.

Funding for this program was provided through a grant from Florida Humanities with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in these programs do not necessarily represent those of Florida Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.