Constitution Week at Penn College kicked off Monday with a showing of a civil-rights documentary, "Selma: The Bridge to the Ballot," relating the nonviolent March 1965 battle to win voting rights for African-Americans. The 40-minute film tells of a courageous group of students and teachers who marched 54 miles from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, achieving one of the most significant victories of its era. The screening was preceded by a brief overview of the civil-rights timeline from 1868 to 1965 and was followed by breakout discussions facilitated by faculty members from the School of Sciences, Humanities & Visual Communications: Katrina A. Sinclair, assistant professor of humanities; John F. Chappo, assistant professor of history/history of technology; and Craig A. Miller, assistant professor of history/political science. Commemorating America's seminal document, adopted 231 years ago this month, Constitution Week includes a display table in Madigan Library and voter registration tables at convenient campus locations.
Photos by J.J. Boettcher, student photographer
Photos by J.J. Boettcher, student photographer