Former Congressman Harold Ford Jr. speaks today about civil rights and the Central High commemoration at the Barry Travis Exhibition Hall at Robinson Center today from 2 p.m-3 p.m. Ford, you'll remember, was elected to Congress from Memphis at 24 and served four terms before making an unsuccessful bid for the Senate last year. He's currently the chairman of the Democratic Leadership Council.

The lecture is jointly sponsored by the Clinton School and the Little Rock Political Animals club.

Reserve your seats by emailing publicprograms@clintonschool.uasys.edu or calling 501.683.5239.