PART OF THE GILDER LEHRMAN INSTITUTE'S THE RIGHT TO VOTE: THE ROLE OF STATES AND THE US CONSTITUTION INITIATIVE, SUPPORTED BY AN AWARD FROM THE ANNENBERG PUBLIC POLICY CENTER

Learn from leading experts about the history of voting rights. Gain a greater understanding of contemporary issues concerning the role of states and the federal government in determining who is able to access the most fundamental of all rights: the right to vote.

The event will stream live via Zoom webinars, free and open to all. 

The Right to Vote: The Role of States and the US Constitution is a multi-year project to develop a high school program on the role of the states in determining and protecting voting rights. This work is being supported through the 2022 Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics Award.

Panelists

Akhil Reed Amar: Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science, Yale University, and co-host of the Amarica’s Constitution podcast

Nicole Hemmer: Director of the Carolyn T. and Robert M. Rogers Center for the Study of the Presidency and Associate Professor of History, Vanderbilt University, and co-host of the Past Present and This Day in Esoteric Political History podcasts

The Hon. Myrna Pérez: United States Circuit Court Judge for the Second Circuit

Bertrall Ross: Justice Thurgood Marshall Distinguished Professor of Law and Director, Karsh Center for Law and Democracy, University of Virginia

Jeanette M. Senecal: Senior Director of Mission Impact, League of Women Voters