He would have said that the man who occupies the office of the presidency should be a man of honor. The three-day symposium, being held at the Mannoni Performing Arts Center at Southern Miss, will focus on Washington and his role in the American South. Dr. Chuck Bolton, USM associte professor of history and a co- organizer of the symposium, said the program will feature a number of the top scholars across a variety of disciplines. Presentations will be made on a number of topics, from colonial fashion to Washington and the region's Indian population. Saturday, the symposium will wrap up with a tour of Natchez.
All sessions are open to the public.
Symposium sponsors include USM's departments of History and English, the Center for Study of the Gulf South, the L.O. Crosby Jr. Lecture Fund, the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association and the Mississippi Humanities Council.