Posted by DEAN SKIP RUTHERFORD – When we studied how the Clinton school could offer one of, if not the nation’s best public program/lecture series, we reviewed those presented at Harvard. The programs at the Kennedy School and throughout the Harvard campus are extensive and cover a wide range of subjects.
On Nov. 18, I will join Minnijean Brown Trickey, one of the Little Rock Nine, and noted Harvard Professor Henry Louis “Skip” Gates at Harvard for a Kennedy School panel dialogue on Little Rock today. Our discussion will follow a preview of the HBO documentary, Little Rock Central: 50 Years Later, which will be shown by HBO on the evening of Sept. 25, the 50th anniversary of the school’s desegregation. I have already seen a preview of the film produced by Little Rock residents Brent and Craig Renaud. It is strong; some will praise it, saying it presents a realistic picture; others will be critical, saying some essential facts are noticeably missing. At the very least it should spark strong commentary which could manifest itself at our Kennedy School discussion, seven days before the documentary appears on HBO. More info on the Harvard event is here: http://www.iop.harvard.edu/extcal/iop_calpop.php?id=315
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