2010 Annual Legacy Program

Racial and Social Justice for Arkansas
April 30 – May 1, 2010

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On April 7, 1968, Rockefeller held a public ceremony of mourning for the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He was the only Southern governor to do so.The third annual Winthrop Rockefeller Legacy Program is a two-day event focusing on the influence and contributions Winthrop Rockefeller made to improve race relations and the overall quality of life for all social classes in Arkansas. Following the established model, the featured program will be a panel discussion, free-of-charge to the public, that will bring together a group of individuals to discuss Governor Rockefeller’s impact in this area.

For the last two years, panelists have been colleagues of WR or have been those who possess intimate knowledge of the subject matter. Featured speakers for this year's event include the following:

  • The Honorable Robert Brown, Arkansas Supreme Court Justice 
  • Dorothy Stuck, journalist and friend of Governor Rockefeller
  • Dr. William “Sonny” Walker, former director of the Arkansas Office of Economic Opportunity under Rockefeller, currently President of the Sonny Walker Group of Atlanta, Georgia 
  • Dr. Todd Shields (moderator), Professor of Political Science and Director of the Diane D. Blair Center for Southern Politics and Society at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

From year to year, we have grown the event to feature additional educational opportunities and activities. In 2008, prior to the Rockefeller panel discussion, we held a “ribbon cutting” ceremony for the newly completed Winthrop Rockefeller Legacy Gallery and Theater. Members of the Winthrop Rockefeller Charitable Trust participated in the ceremony. In 2009, we combined our annual professional art show with the Legacy Weekend.

This year, we will continue expanding our educational offerings and provide an experience that will truly open people’s eyes to just how influential Governor Rockefeller was, and continues to be, for racial and social justice in Arkansas. View the schedule of events.


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