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David Goodman, the brother of Andrew Goodman, one of three young civil rights workers murdered by the Ku Klux Klan in Mississippi in 1964 as they sought to register African Americans to vote, will discuss the importance of voting during a lecture on Wednesday, September 19 at William Paterson University in Wayne. The event, held in observation of Constitution Day, begins at 11 a.m. in University Commons Ballroom C on campus. Admission is free and open to the public.
Goodman is the president and a member of the board of directors of the Andrew Goodman Foundation, created in 1966 by his parents Robert and Carolyn Goodman to carry on the spirit and the purpose of their son Andrew’s life. The foundation seeks to encourage civic activism by supporting youth leadership development, voting accessibility, and social justice initiatives in partnership with colleges and universities through its Vote Everywhere program which provides student leaders with a platform to register and mobilize voters, organize campuses, and collaborate with their peers.
The program is sponsored by the American Democracy Project (ADP) at William Paterson University, part of a nationwide initiative coordinated by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) that seeks to increase civic engagement among American students attending public colleges and universities.
Federal legislation signed in December 2004 requires all educational institutions that receive federal funds to implement an educational program each year that provides students with increased awareness and appreciation of the U.S. Constitution, which was adopted by the Constitutional Convention on September 17, 1787.
For additional information, contact the American Democracy Project at William Paterson University, at adp@wpunj.edu.
