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Virginia Political History Project
(previously known as the Virginia Governor's Project)
Ten Years of Good Politics!
In June 2008, the Center for Politics concluded its tenth year of improving civic education and increasing civic participation through nonpartisan, interdisciplinary research, analysis, educational programs.
Ten Years of Good Politics!, the 2008 Virginia Political History Project, took place at the Center for Politics June 6-7.
Conference Schedule
Friday, June 6, 2008
10:00 a.m. |
Doors open |
11:00 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. |
View "Wilder: An American First", a documentary produced by The Community Idea Stations and The Center for Politics
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12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. |
A conversation with Paul Freedman, U.Va. professor of politics and Center for Politics senior scholar, titled "Thirty-Second Democracy: Campaign Advertising and Election 2008"
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1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. |
View portions of our upcoming documentary, "Questioning the Constitution", with The Community Idea Stations producer Mason Mills, as well as Jefferson and Madison reenactors |
3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. |
A conversation with Martha Randolph Carr and Shannon Lanier, two Jefferson cousins, about race, politics and DNA |
4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
A performance by Southwater bluegrass band |
Saturday, June 7, 2008
10:00 a.m. |
Doors open |
11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. |
U.Va. politics professor and Center for Politics director Larry J. Sabato welcomes guests |
11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
Congressman Virgil Goode, Jr. discusses youth civic engagement |
12:15 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. |
View portions of our upcoming documentary, "Questioning the Constitution", produced in partnership with The Community Idea Stations |
2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. |
A conversation with Stephen Adkins, W. Ferguson Reid, Paul Harris and Eva Scott about being "Virginia Firsts" in politics and government; moderated by Cordel Faulk from the Richmond Times Dispatch |
3:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. |
View "Sarge Reynolds: A Documentary", produced by The Community Idea Stations and The Center for Politics |
4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
A performance by Southwater bluegrass band |
Conference Sponsors
The 2008 Virginia Political History Project was sponsored by:
Governor's Level
Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service
Gold Level
McGuireWoods Consulting LLC
If interested in sponsoring the next Virginia Political History Project, please contact Cecily Craighill, Director of Development, at (434) 982-5706 or cecily@virginia.edu.
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Copyright © 2008 U.Va. Center for Politics. All rights reserved.
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