WomenVote! April Happy Hour with Peniel Joseph, Professor of Public Affairs

The Women Vote Committee - Robbie Ausley, Becky Beaver, Jolynn Free, Cindy Goldrick, Corky Hilliard, Nona Niland, Bettye Nowlin, Bea Ann Smith, and Sharon Watkins - invite you to join them for Women Vote! on April 28, 2026 at Chez Zee American Bistro. Our speaker for the month is Peniel Joseph, author of From Freedom Season to Voter Suppression: The Rise and Decline of Multiracial Democracy 1963-2026.

5:30pm - Happy Hour | 6 - 7pm - Talk and Q&A
Admission is Free. Donations are accepted. Registration required to attend.
TOPIC: From Freedom Season to Voter Suppression: The Rise and Decline of Multiracial Democracy 1963-2026

Peniel Joseph, Professor of Public Affairs; Barbara Jordan Chair in Ethics and Political Values; Founding Director, Center for the Study of Race and Democracy

Peniel Joseph holds a joint professorship appointment at the LBJ School of Public Affairs and the History Department in the College of Liberal Arts at The University of Texas at Austin. He is also the founding director of the LBJ School's Center for the Study of Race and Democracy (CSRD).His career focus has been on "Black Power Studies," which encompasses interdisciplinary fields such as Africana studies, law and society, women's and ethnic studies, and political science.

Prior to joining the UT faculty, Dr. Joseph was a professor at Tufts University, where he founded the school's Center for the Study of Race and Democracy to promote engaged research and scholarship focused on the ways issues of race and democracy affect people's lives.

In addition to being a frequent commentator on issues of race, democracy and civil rights, Dr. Joseph's most recent book is Freedom Season: How 1963 Transformed America's Civil Rights Revolution. Other recent works include The Third Reconstruction, The Sword and The Shield and Stokely: A Life.

Admission is free but registration is required, so we have a good headcount. Seating is limited so please register as soon as you can. Donations are accepted.

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