The Comparative Black History Program is hosting a Civil Right Movement & Black Power Speakers Series in Fall 2013. Invited scholars will examine the post-World War II activism of African American freedom fighters and engage faculty, students, and the broader MSU community on recent trends, debates, and dialogues on African American history. This series is part of campus wide initiatives commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the United States Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Topeka Board of Education and the 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Jeanne Theoharis, Professor of Political Science, Brooklyn College
Author of The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks (2013)
Location: 255 Old Horticulture Building
Friday, September 20, 2013; 3-5pm
Hasan Jefferies, Associate Professor of History, The Ohio State University
Author of Bloody Lowndes: Civil Rights and Black Power in Alabama’s Black Belt (2010)
Location: 255 Old Horticulture Building
Wednesday, October 16, 2013; 3-5pm