Events
The Lawyers’ Committee will be commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 at our A. Leon Higginbotham Corporate Leadership Award Dinner on Thursday, June 26th in New York City.
This special celebration will highlight the transformative impact of the Civil Rights Act in forging social justice and equal opportunity for all Americans and in particular, countless minorities and women.
Below are all our events leading up to and including the Higginbotham Gala.
Schedule
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
| 12:00 noon – 1:30 p.m. | Talkback with Gilbert King, Pulitzer Prize winning author of “Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America” Location: Sullivan & Cromwell LLP 125 Broad Street (between Water & South) New York, NY 10004 Space is limited, please register here. |
| 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Civil Rights Act of 1964 Discussion Panel Location: Sullivan & Cromwell LLP 125 Broad Street (between Water & South) New York, NY 10004 Space is limited, please register here. |
Thursday, June 26, 2014
2014 Higginbotham Corporate Leadership Award Dinner
| 6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. | VIP Reception |
| 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. | General Reception |
| 7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. | Higginbotham Dinner |
| 9:30 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. | Jazz and dessert after party Location: The Astor Room, New York Marriott Marquis 1535 Broadway (between 45th and 46th) Space is limited, please register here. |