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Tomorrow: CREATED EQUAL: America's Civil Rights Struggle film series

The third of the Created Equal film series, Freedom Riders, will be shown tonight to continue this exciting four-week series.

The screening will be followed by a discussion moderated by Professor Charlie Cobb and Professor Judy Richardson.

Tuesday, February 11th, 2014
6:30pm
Metcalf Auditorium*
190 Thayer Street

*(Note the location is different than the other screenings)
 

All are free and open to the public. Visit the event page for more details.

We hope to see you there!

(Note that there will be no screening next week, February 18th)

CSSJ is one of 473 institutions across the country awarded a set of four films chronicling the history of the Civil Rights Movement. The powerful documentaries, The Abolitionists, Slavery by Another Name, The Loving Story, and Freedom Riders, include dramatic scenes of incidents in the 150-year effort to achieve equal rights for all. Freedom Riders received an Emmy in 2012, and The Loving Story and The Abolitionists have been nominated for Emmys in 2013. Each of the films was produced with NEH support, and each tells remarkable stories of individuals who challenged the social and legal status quo of deeply rooted institutions, from slavery to segregation. Created Equal programs bring communities together to revisit our shared history and help bridge deep racial and cultural divides in American civic life. Visit www.createdequal.neh.gov for more information.

Craig Steven Wilder: The War on Campus: Colleges and Slavery During the American Revolution

February 13, 2014
5:30pm
Petteruti Lounge (second floor)
Steven Robert '62 Campus Center
75 Waterman Street

Author and historian Craig Steven Wilder returns to campus for a talk entitled The War on Campus: Colleges and Slavery During the American Revolution.

Professor Wilder will be available afterwards for purchases and signings of his latest book, Ebony and Ivy: Race, Slavery, and the Troubled History of America's Universities. We hope to see you there!