There are 3 article(s) tagged Hooks Institute for Social Change:

• May 2022

  • Hooks Institute film shines light on Fayette County voting rights struggle

    The film will be a fictionalized account of the Black Fayette County residents in the early 1960s who were forced out of their homes to dilapidated “tent cities” as punishment for registering to vote. 

    By Alicia Davidson May 02, 2022

• September 2020

  • Hooks Institute panel to explore voting issues

    Panelists will discuss their papers on topics including voting rights history, voter disenfranchisement associated with felony convictions, voter prosecution, voter engagement and voter apathy.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 15, 2020

• October 2019

  • Hooks Institute for Social Change will present papers Oct. 28

    Hooks Institute for Social Change papers address issues affecting Memphis.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff October 22, 2019