Beyond the Movement: Global and Contemporary Freedom Struggles
Sponsored by the Institute for African American Studies at the University of Georgia| Host: | |
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| Network: | Global |
| Start Time: | Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 10:00am |
| End Time: | Monday, November 9, 2009 at 9:00pm |
| Location: | UGA Campus and Athens Area |
| City/Town: | Athens, GA |
Description
This three-day symposium (Saturday, Nov. 7, Sunday, Nov. 8 and Monday, Nov. 9) honors the accomplishments of Georgia's civil rights activists and considers the global and national legacies of the Movement since its classic years of the 1950s and 1960s.
Events will include a keynote lecture by the historian, commentator and activist Dr. Peniel E. Joseph, author of the critically acclaimed book "Waiting 'Til the Midnight Hour: A History of Black Power In America" (2006) and professor of history at Tufts University. Professor Joseph's lecture will be held November 9th at 10 am in the UGA Chapel.
The Beyond the Movement symposium will also feature a poetry writing workshop with Athens Clarke County elementary school children, a multidisciplinary panel discussion by UGA civil rights scholars, on-stage discussions with Georgia activists, and poetry readings by nationally recognized poets.
All events are free and open to the public and will take place primarily in the UGA Chapel and Georgia Center. For further information, please see the UGA Institute for African American Studies' website at http://www.uga.edu/iaas/.
Events will include a keynote lecture by the historian, commentator and activist Dr. Peniel E. Joseph, author of the critically acclaimed book "Waiting 'Til the Midnight Hour: A History of Black Power In America" (2006) and professor of history at Tufts University. Professor Joseph's lecture will be held November 9th at 10 am in the UGA Chapel.
The Beyond the Movement symposium will also feature a poetry writing workshop with Athens Clarke County elementary school children, a multidisciplinary panel discussion by UGA civil rights scholars, on-stage discussions with Georgia activists, and poetry readings by nationally recognized poets.
All events are free and open to the public and will take place primarily in the UGA Chapel and Georgia Center. For further information, please see the UGA Institute for African American Studies' website at http://www.uga.edu/iaas/.
Other Information
- Guests are allowed to bring friends to this event.
Event Type
This is an open event. Anyone can join and invite others to join.