Museum Forum: Civil Rights in Miami

Museum Forum: Civil Rights in Miami

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

6:00 pm

North Dade Regional Library, 

2455 NW 183 St., Miami Gardens

The Museum Forum is presented by HistoryMiami in partnership with the Miami-Dade Public Library System with the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, the Cultural Affairs Council, the Mayor and the Board of County Commissioners.  Take part in a fascinating panel discussion with pioneers from this important period.

Panelists:

·         H.T. Smith, Civil Rights Attorney, professor and founding Director of the Trial Advocacy Program at FIU College of Law.

·         Enid Pinkney, founder of the African American Committee of Dade Heritage Trust and Historic Hampton House Community Trust.

·         Garth Reeves, Civil Rights activist and publisher emeritus of The Miami Times.

·         Thelma Gibson, Civil Rights advocate and founder of the Women’s Chamber of Commerce of Dade County


Moderator:
·         Bea Hines, columnist, Miami Herald


Photo caption: Front page of The Miami Times newspaper, September 3, 1960. HistoryMiami, 78-86-3.

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