A lecture focused on the 40th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 bringing together a panel of speakers as part of the Lillie and Nathan Ackerman Lecture Series on Equality and Justice in America. The event is hosted by Sonia Jarvis, Visiting Associate Professor and sitting Ackerman chair. The lecture focuses on the value and justice of voting rights as well as the challenges America still faces 40 years after the passing of this legislation.

Stan Altman, Dean of the School of Public Affairs introduces Marian Engleman, granddaughter of Lillie and Nathan Ackerman. Sonia Jarvis introduces the panelists:

Wade Henderson, Executive Director of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR); Debo Adegbile, Associate Director of Litigation at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc (LDF); Commissioner Doug Kellner, commissioner of the New York City Board of Elections; Nena Perales, Regional Counsel of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF); and Veronica S. Jung of the Asian Pacific American Voters Alliance (APAVA).