10th Annual Fleming-Morrow Distinguished Lecture
in African American History & Symposium
March 6th, 2025
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
Please join us in celebrating the 10th Annual Fleming-Morrow Distinguished Lecture in African American History & Symposium. The lecture and symposium will take place on March 6, 2025 in the UT Student Union, Room 169. It is free and open to the public but does require registration due to limited seating.
Dr. Crystal R. Sanders, associate professor of African American Studies at Emory University, will deliver her lecture on "Pursuing 'Their Highest Potential': Black Southerners and Graduate Education During the Era of Legal Segregation." Sanders is the author of A Forgotten Migration: Black Southerners, Segregation Scholarships, and the Debt Owed to Public HBCUs (UNC Press, 2024). The one-day lecture and symposium will feature morning panels with scholars sharing their latest research on African American history. This will also include a luncheon conversation with the lecture’s namesakes, Drs. Cynthia Griggs Fleming and John H. Morrow, Jr.
Registration Information
Please register by February 24, 2025. Registration is limited to the first 100 people and includes a light breakfast, light snacks, and a buffet luncheon.
Venue Information
UT Student Union, 1502 Cumberland Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37916.
Current Agenda (Updates will be provided)
8:15-9:00 a.m. Welcome Morning Breakfast/Coffee
9:00-10:15 a.m. Morning Panel #1
10:15-10:30 a.m. Break and Snacks
10:30-11:45 a.m. Morning Panel #2
12:00-1:30 p.m. Luncheon Conversation with Dr. Cynthia Griggs Fleming and Dr. John H. Morrow, Jr.
3:00- 4:30 p.m. Keynote Lecture with Dr. Crystal R. Sanders
Book Signing and Light Refreshments Immediately Following Lecture.
Program Questions?
Brandon K. Winford, PhD
bwinford@utk.edu
Registration Questions?
(865) 974-0280
conferences@utk.edu
