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The Delta – Everything Southern!
Friday, June 7, 2013
The University of Memphis
Michael D. Rose Theatre Lecture Hall
Schedule of Events
| 7:00 a.m. |
Welcome Desk and Open Registration Begins |
| 7:30 a.m.-8:15 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
| 8:15 a.m.-8:30 a.m. |
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Dr. Shirley Raines, President, University of Memphis
Dr. Sylverna Ford, Dean of University Libraries
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| Morning Speakers |
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| 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. |
From a Mule to a Deere: High Tech Agriculture in the Mississippi Delta, Sledge Taylor
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| 9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. |
The Vicksburg Campaign, Dr. Douglas Cupples
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| 9:30 a.m. – 9:40 a.m. |
Ten Little-Known Facts about the Delta, Jimmy Ogle
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| 9:40 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. |
Break |
| 10:00 a.m. – 10:35 a.m. |
The Magnetic Power of the Delta for French Blues Lovers, Beatrice Chauvin
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| 10:35 a.m. – 11:05 a.m. |
Chickasaw Indians in the Delta and the Trail of Tears, Kirk Perry
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| 11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. |
Never Let the Truth Get in the Way of a Good Story and Other Lessons I’ve Learned
in the Delta, Willy Bearden
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| 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. |
Lunch Buffet - University Center
Songs by Jonathan Blanchard
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| Afternoon Sessions |
Each session will be presented three times. Each registrant can choose to attend three
of the five breakout panel discussions below (at the three given time slots).
High Tech Delta Farming, Sledge Taylor & Shonda Warner – UC
Native American History in the Delta, Sam Brookes & Kirk Perry – UC
Indigenous Delta Music, Jonathan Blanchard & Tyler Fritts – UC
The Delta from a European Perspective, Beatrice Chauvin – UC
The Civil War and Its Aftermath in the Mississippi Delta, Dr. Douglas Cupples & Dr. Charles Crawford – UC
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| 1:00 – 1:45 p.m. |
(one of five sessions) |
| 2:00 – 2:45 p.m. |
(one of five sessions) |
| 3:00 – 3:45 p.m. |
(one of five sessions) |
| 4:00 p.m. |
Reconvene in UC Ballroom – Sponsor Appreciation |
| 4:30 p.m. |
Conference concludes. Please turn in your surveys |
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