On Sunday, February 22 at 2 PM, Dr. Lisa Bratton of the Tuskegee Institute will speak at Moon Lake Library on “The Role of Tuskegee Institute in African American Voting Rights.” One of the library’s most popular programs last year was Dr. Bratton’s presentation in March on “The Tuskegee Airmen – In Their Own Words, and we are delighted that she is returning to Mentone.
She will have copies of her new book, “Youth Voting Rights: Civil Rights, The 26th Amendment and the Fight for American Democracy on College Campuses,” for sale and signing.
Dr. Lisa Bratton is an Associate Professor of History at Tuskegee University. She received her B.B.A. from Howard University, her M.B.A. from Atlanta University and her M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in African American Studies from Temple University. Her primary research interest is Historic Brattonsville, the South Carolina plantation on which her ancestors, Green and Malinda Bratton, were enslaved. Although enslaved for much of their lives, they went on to become the first Freedmen to purchase land in York County. She is the recipient of numerous grants and fellowships—most recently the Clemson University Teacher Scholars Fellowship and the HistoryMakers Fellowship in Pedagogy Teaching and Pedagogy. Dr. Bratton is an avid traveler who has visited all 50 states and such interesting places as Pyongyang, North Korea, Cuba, and Swaziland.
Last March was the first time Dr. Bratton had been to Mentone, and she and her cousin who joined her for the trip reported that they both had a wonderful time on the mountain. She told me, “The audience was so engaged, and I would love to see them again.” We look forward to another interesting presentation from this dynamic speaker.
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