Carr in Conversation with Jill Collen Jefferson

Join the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy for our new "Carr in Conversation" series! This series will examine human rights issues at home and abroad, bringing in a wide range of experts to participate in these discussions to help better understand these challenges and how to address them. This Carr in Conversation event will feature civil rights and international human rights attorney Jill Collen Jefferson.

During this conversation with Maggie Gates, Jill Collen Jefferson will discuss the current state of civil rights in 2024, specifically focusing on racial discrimination and hate crimes committed in the state of Mississippi. She will explore different legal theories and methods for obtaining justice for communities of color as well as protecting voting rights going into this year's presidential election.

Jill Collen Jefferson is a civil rights and international human rights attorney who grew up the racism and de facto segregation of rural Mississippi. Prior to her legal career, in brief, she researched civil rights cold cases, was one of four speechwriters on President Barack Obama’s 2012 campaign, and served in various roles on Capitol Hill, The White House, national and state political campaigns, think-tanks, and advocacy nonprofits. She is the founder of JULIAN, a civil rights and international human rights organization, providing legal services to victims and survivors of discrimination. She earned her bachelor’s degree with distinction in English and History along with a minor in French at the University of Virginia and her J.D. from Harvard Law School. She hails from a farm in southeastern Mississippi.

This event is open to HUID holders only. Preregistration for this event is required.