Schedule (Subject to Change)

 

9-9:10am Welcome to the Symposium

9:10am - 9:30am  The 150th Anniversary of the 15th Amendment

The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude." It was ratified on February 3, 1870, as the third and last of the Reconstruction Amendments.

Andrew C. Mizsak, Adjutant, JAGCWRT 

Dr. James  Holland, JAGCWRT

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9:30am - 9:45am  Thoughts on the 15th Amendment

President James A. Garfield

(portrayed by Benjamin Frayser)

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9:45am - 9:50am  Break & Book Sale

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9:50am - 10:15am  The 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment

The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the states and the federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of sex.

Jane Campbell, Former Mayor of Cleveland and current President/CEO of the US Capitol Historical Society

Dana Best-Mizsak, Historian, JAGCWRT

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10:15am - 10:30am  Thoughts on the 19th Amendment

First Lady Lucretia Garfield

(portrayed by Anita Benedetti)

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10:35am - 10:40am  Break & Book Sale

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10:40am - 11am  Garfield Goings On

Andrew C. Mizsak, Adjutant, JAGCWRT

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11am - 11:30am  Hiram College Scholars

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Dr. Douglas Brattebo & Students

from the James A. Garfield Center for the Study of the American Presidency, Hiram College

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11:30am - 12pm  The 140th Anniversary of the Treaty of Mentor

The Treaty of Mentor was not an actual treaty but it was a unifying moment for the Republican Party after a contested convention in 1880. The nomination of James Garfield after the 36th ballot was unexpected and factions among Republicans who supported other candidates led to an appearance of division in the party.

Former-President Ulysses Grant and other prominent Republicans would meet Garfield at his residence in Mentor, Ohio. The meeting was both a get-to-know moment and a chance to showcase Republicans in solidarity. The press that gathered in Mentor would dub the meeting a treaty. Also significant, it was the beginning of the first ever 'Front Porch Campaign' for president.

James A. Garfield (portrayed by Benjamin Frayser)

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12pm -  End

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12pm - 1pm  Open Discussion and Questions

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