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Emancipation Proclamation Commemoration Schedule

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
6:00pm - 7:00pm Registration and Reception (McNair Hall)
7:00pm - 9:00pm Welcome and Introduction: Mr. Manfred Lucas, Phi Alpha Theta President
Keynote Lecture: Rev. William A. Lawson
"Let My People Go."
(Belin Chapel)

 

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
8:00am - 9:15am Registration and Coffee (McNair Hall)
9:30am - 11:30am Paper Presentations (Hinton Center, various locations for concurrent sessions)
11:45am - 12:00pm Musical Performance (Belin Chapel)
12:00pm - 1:00pm Lunch (McNair Hall)
1:00pm - 1:30 pm Musical Performance (Belin Chapel)
1:45pm - 2:45pm Plenary Address: Dr. W. Caleb McDaniel,  “Before Juneteenth: The Impact of the Emancipation Proclamation on Texas.”  (Belin Chapel)
3:00pm - 4:00pm Worship Service, led by Rev. William Lawson
Closing Remarks
(Belin Chapel)