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SUMMARY:Law Day 2020
DESCRIPTION:Your Vote. Your Voice. Our Democracy: The 19th Amendment at 100\n\n\n\nLaw Day 2020\n\n\n\nThe year 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of ratification of the 19th Amendment\, guaranteeing women’s right to vote. This year’s Law Day honors the occasion with the theme “Your Vote. Your Voice. Our Democracy: The 19th Amendment at 100.” Law Day is celebrated every year on May 1 “to celebrate the role of law in our society and to cultivate a deeper understanding of the legal profession.” \n\n\n\nTo celebrate\, the Judge Frank M. Johnson\, Jr. Institute is asking federal and state officials and leaders of the legal community about the importance of the Role of Law and the 19th Amendment. Starting with Law Day on May 1 we’ll be sharing these videos and adding more\, so please check back often. \n\n\n\n\n\nFMR. Al S.C. Chief Justice\n\n\n\nSue Bell Cobb \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlabama Bar President\n\n\n\nChristy Crow \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGovernor of Alabama\n\n\n\nKay Ivey \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nU.S. Senator\n\n\n\nDoug Jones \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChief Judge | AL Middle\n\n\n\nHon. Emily Marks \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nU.S. Rep. | 2nd Dist.\n\n\n\nMartha Roby \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nU.S. Rep. | 7th Dist.\n\n\n\nTerri Sewell \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSenior Judge | AL Middle\n\n\n\nHon. Keith Watkins \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDiscussion Questions\n\n\n\nUse these questions to start a class discussion\, frame a research topic\, or as writing prompts for essays. Generally\, these questions are meant to generate thoughtful explanations as responses\, not a regurgitation of facts. The questions are based on the content of the videos above and information from the other resources linked below. You can download these questions as a .pdf here. \n\n\n\n\nWhen was the 19th Amendment ratified\, and what was its significance?\n\n\n\nWhy did suffragists (advocates for the 19th amendment) want to pass the 19th Amendment? Why were others opposed to it?\n\n\n\nCould women in the United States vote before the 19th Amendment was ratified?\n\n\n\nThere were numerous groups and associations that advocated for women’s suffrage. Why was there more than one group if they all wanted the same thing?\n\n\n\nWhat is the process for amending the Constitution? How are states involved (besides their Senators and Representatives in Congress)?\n\n\n\nWhy did the framers of the Constitution allow for it to be amended?\n\n\n\nWhy wasn’t women’s suffrage included when the framers wrote the Constitution?\n\n\n\nWhat was the poll tax? How did it affect people’s voting rights?\n\n\n\nWhat would the United States be like if the 19th Amendment had not been ratified?\n\n\n\nWhat is the role of law in the United States? What about the rule of law? What does that mean?\n\n\n\nHow has the 19th Amendment had an impact on your life?\n\n\n\nAre there other amendments that the United States should add to the Constitution? What are they? Why should they be added?\n\n\n\n\nFurther Resources on Law Day and the 19th Amendment\n\n\n\nAlabama State Bar: Women’s Suffrage History \n\n\n\nLearn more about the 100th anniversary of ratification of the 19th Amendment with archival resources\, videos and book lists about the movement for women’s suffrage. \n\n\n\nAlabama Women’s Suffrage Centennial \n\n\n\nPeruse a wide collection of historical resources about the women’s suffrage movement in Alabama and the 19th Amendment. \n\n\n\nAmerican Bar Association \n\n\n\nDive into Law Day with more information on the history of the event and resources for learning about each year’s theme. \n\n\n\nThe Black Suffragist \n\n\n\nRead through biographical listings of some of the pioneering African-American women who sought the right to vote. \n\n\n\nHistory.com: 19th Amendment \n\n\n\nGain an understanding of the movement leading up to ratification of the 19th Amendment with this overview of the events of the period. \n\n\n\nLibrary of Congress \n\n\n\nUse this research guide to do further research into each year’s Law Day theme. \n\n\n\nNational Parks Service: 19th Amendment \n\n\n\nLearn more about the 19th Amendment and the women’s suffrage movement through a myriad of educational resources\, including articles on important places related to women’s suffrage activity in each state\, like this article on Alabama and the 19th Amendment. \n\n\n\nNational Women’s History Museum \n\n\n\nView primary sources and educational resources on the women’s suffrage movement. \n\n\n\nUnited States Courts \n\n\n\nDive into distance learning on Law Day with the U.S. Courts. \n\n\n\nWomen’s Vote Centennial Initiative \n\n\n\nCelebrate and commemorate the 100th anniversary of ratification of the 19th amendment with resources provided by dozens of organizations “committed to preserving and honoring women’s suffrage history.”
URL:https://thejohnsoninstitute.org/event/law-day-2020/
LOCATION:Alabama
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SUMMARY:Faith Politics 2020
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, March 7\, 2020\, more than 300 guests that included 45 Members of Congress visited the Historic Courtroom of the Frank M. Johnson Courthouse on the occasion of the Faith & Politics Institute’s 20th annual Civil Rights Pilgrimage to Alabama. \n\n\n\nNumerous dignitaries addressed the assembled guests. Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed welcomed the visitors to the city. Hon. Myron Thompson\, Hon. Emily Marks\, and Hon. Joel Dubina each offered reflections on the events of history\, particularly those surrounding Judge Frank Johnson. Rep. John Lewis was honored for his life of courage and integrity\, as was Rep. Martha Roby on the eve of her retirement. \n\n\n\nThis program was videoed on behalf of the Middle District of Alabama by Rick Sutton.
URL:https://thejohnsoninstitute.org/event/faith-politics-2020/
LOCATION:Frank M. Johnson Courthouse Complex\, 15 Lee St\, Montgomery\, Alabama\, 36104\, United States
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SUMMARY:National Judicial College – Dec. 2019
DESCRIPTION:On December 10\, 2019 The Judge Johnson Institute partnered with the National Judicial College during its course held in Montgomery\, “When Justice Fails: Threats to the Independent Judiciary.” In his historic courtroom of the Frank M. Johnson Courthouse Complex\, NJC faculty member Hon. Myron Thompson addressed more than 40 judges from across the country on the legacy of Judge Johnson. The Judge Johnson Institute then hosted Hon. Gerald Bard Tjoflat of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in a conversation with Debbie Long\, Co-Chair of The Judge Johnson Institute and former law clerk for Judge Johnson. Videos of each session are below. \n\n\n\n\n\nAmerican Judicial Independence: Hon. Frank M. Johnson\, Jr.’s Legacy and Lessons for Today\n\n\n\nHon. Myron Thompson \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA Conversation on the Legacy of Hon. Frank M. Johnson\, Jr.\n\n\n\nHon. Gerald Bard TjoflatDebbie Long\, Co-Chair of The Judge Johnson Institute
URL:https://thejohnsoninstitute.org/event/national-judicial-college-dec-2019/
LOCATION:Frank M. Johnson Courthouse Complex\, 15 Lee St\, Montgomery\, Alabama\, 36104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Centennial Symposium – Jan. 2019
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, January 23\n\n\n\n\n\nIn Pursuit of Justice: The Investigation\, Historic Trial and Conviction of the First Klansman for the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing\n\n\n\nAlabama Shakespeare Festival \n\n\n\nRe-enactment through conversations with the three state prosecutors: Former Alabama Attorney General Bill Baxley\, former Deputy Attorney General George Beck and former Assistant Attorney General Ed Carnes \n\n\n\nJudge Myron H. Thompson presiding \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThursday\, January 24\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOur Time With Judge Johnson\n\n\n\nThe Kress Building \n\n\n\nA morning rumination with David Bagwell and Cathy Wright\, former law clerks to Judge Frank M. Johnson Jr. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRemembering Judge Johnson: A Service of Inspiration\, Unity and Thanksgiving\n\n\n\nDexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist ChurchJudge Emily C. Marks presiding \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen an Eagle Shields the Dove\n\n\n\nThe Frank M. Johnson Jr. Courthouse and Federal Building \n\n\n\nAmbassador Andrew Young\, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist Howell H. Raines\, Alabama author Wayne Flynt\, and others offer reflections on the life and legacy of a modest but distinguished gentleman\, soldier and judge whose respect for the Constitution and insistence upon equal justice under the law gave flight to a movement that changed the world forever. \n\n\n\nChief Judge W. Keith Watkins presiding
URL:https://thejohnsoninstitute.org/event/centennial-symposium-jan-2019/
LOCATION:Frank M. Johnson Courthouse Complex\, 15 Lee St\, Montgomery\, Alabama\, 36104\, United States
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