Constitution Day Lecture will address civil liberties and equal rights in a world at war
Thursday, August 31, 2017
by: Tonya Lowentritt
HAMMOND – Southeastern Louisiana University will present its annual Constitution Day
Lecture at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 13, in Pottle Auditorium.
Professor of History and Political Science at LSU Alexandria Jerry P. Sanson
will deliver the lecture titled “Louisiana, the United States Constitution, and World
War II: Civil Liberties and Equal Rights in a World at War.”
Open to the public, the free lecture is sponsored by the College of Arts, Humanities
and Social Sciences, Department of History and Political Science, and the Center for
Southeast Louisiana Studies.
The author of “Louisiana During World War II: Politics and Society 1939-45” and
scriptwriter for the film “Louisiana During World War II: A Documentary Film,” Sanson
will discuss the challenges Louisiana citizens faced in balancing the civil liberties
guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and the need for security and unity during World
War II.
“We are delighted to have Dr. Sanson back on the Southeastern campus for the
latest of many lectures he has made here,” said History and Political Science Department
Head William Robison. “Dr. Sanson is the leading expert on Louisiana during World
War II. He is the script writer of ‘Louisiana During World War II: A Documentary Film,’
advisory committee member for ‘The Pelican State Goes to War,’ and former Louisiana
Historical Association President.”
For more information, contact the Department of History and Political Science
at 985-549-2109.
