I can’t believe anyone sane would actually attend an event like that.
Especially given the line-up of “speakers”.
What else were they going to do? Study? Work? Pray? Read a book?
You are looking at a collection of our society’s unassimilated misfits...and in 100 years you could take the same photo (with different speakers, same race). I say that with utmost confidence because 50 years ago, that is exactly what happened; these are not original thoughts or complaints.