When HIStory Was Watching: A Fireside Chat with Ambassador Andrew Young and Torchbearers of the Civil Rights Legacy

TheLegacyLine.co (In partnership with The Withers Collection Museum & Gallery) Presents:

When HIStory Was Watching: A Fireside Chat with Ambassador Andrew Young and Torchbearers of the Civil Rights Legacy

Moderated By:   Ryan Wilson, CEO & Co-founder, The Gathering Spot

Purpose and Objectives

The event is designed to:

• Examine how the Civil Rights Movement was documented in real time through photography and lived testimony
• Provide historical context from firsthand witnesses and legacy families
• Explore how civil rights archives and intellectual property can be ethically stewarded and activated
• Highlight the role of ownership, partnership, and economic empowerment in sustaining legacy for future generations

Program Format & Agenda

Hostess:  Valerie R. Love

• 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM: Reception and Networking
• 12:15 PM – 1:20 PM: Session One – Bearing Witness
• 1:20 PM – 2:20 PM: Session Two – Stewarding Legacy: Ownership, Access, and the Future of Civil Rights Archives
• 2:45 PM-3:45 PM: Exhibition Viewing, Networking, and Marketplace

Closing Remarks:  John Hope Bryant

Panelists

• Ambassador Andrew Young – Civil Rights Leader, Former U.S. Ambassador to the UN, and Close Advisor to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
• Rosalind Withers – Daughter of Legendary Civil Rights Photographer Ernest C. Withers
• Reena Evers – Daughter of Civil Rights Icon Medgar Evers
• Malikah Berry – Assistant Archivist at the King Library and Archives 
• Eric D. Tidwell, Esq – General Counsel for the Estate of Martin Luther King, Jr
• Laron Walker – CEO, TheLegacyLine.co