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SUMMARY:Creating Justice in a Multiracial Democracy
LOCATION:Murphy Fine Arts Center\, 2201 Argonne Dr\, Baltimore\, MD 21218\,
  USA
DESCRIPTION:Defending American Democracy: Courage\, Truth and the Future of
  the American Republic\n\nA one-day symposium commemorates and discusses t
 he legacy and impact of the Kerner Commission Report\, sixty years after i
 ts release. Presented by the Office of the President on behalf of Dr. Davi
 d K. Wilson\, and in partnership with the Milton Eisenhower Foundation\, t
 he day-long event is scheduled for October 29th in the MFAC Gilliam Concer
 t Hall\, followed by a reception.\n\nThis symposium convenes scholars\, ci
 vic leaders\, students\, policymakers\, and community advocates to examine
  the state of American democracy through the historical lens of the 1968 K
 erner Commission Report while considering contemporary challenges to democ
 ratic institutions\, civil rights\, voting access\, and civic engagement. 
 Participants will explore strategies for strengthening democracy through c
 ourageous leadership\, truthful public discourse\, and renewed civic respo
 nsibility.\n\nJoin President Wilson\, alongside University administrators 
 and faculty\, in welcoming nationally recognized scholars and thought lead
 ers to Morgan to explore the report's enduring relevance to Black America 
 and strategies for strengthening the nation's multiracial democracy.\n\nTh
 ursday\, October 29\, 2026\n\n9 a.m. to 5 p.m.\n\nCarl J. Murphy Fine Arts
  Center\, Gilliam Concert Hall\n\nStudents\, staff\, faculty and the commu
 nity are invited. Registration is required on or before Friday\, October 2
 3\, 2026.\n\nREGISTER ONLINE:  https://forms.gle/jhZr1i53SweNP3WB9\n\nSYMP
 OSIUM ITINERARY\n\n________________________________________________\n\nOpe
 ning Address\n\nDr. Alan Curtis\nPresident\nThe Eisenhower Foundation\n\nT
 opic: The Kerner Report at Nearly Six Decades: America's Unfinished Democr
 atic Promise\n\n________________________________________________\n\nSettin
 g the Context: A Conversation between Dr. David K. Wilson and Dr. Sherrily
 n Ifill\n\nDr. David K. Wilson\nPresident\nMorgan State University\n\nDr. 
 Sherrilyn Ifill\n\nFounding Director\, 14th Amendment Center for Law
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