Bobby Seale, civil rights activist and a co-founder of the Black Panther party in the 1960s, visited campus Feb. 9 for a 6 p.m. program at a filled-to-capacity BTC Auditorium. Seale’s appearance was the third annual event in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Speaker Series for Black History Month presented by Student Activities, the Student Senate and the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion with support from the Cultural Affairs Program.
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During an on-stage interview, Seale and Ainsley Thomas, the college’s chief diversity officer, discussed the evolution of resistance to racism in America since the founding of the Black Panthers through today. Time was allotted for questions from the audience. [Photo: Vincent Giordano]
