Dwight Marvin Library is one of 487 libraries across the nation awarded a Created Equal: America’s Struggle for Civil Rights grant from National Endowment for the Humanities. During Spring 2015, the library will host screenings, discussions, and presentations featuring two of four documentary films included in the grant award. As our nation struggles with its legacy of racial inequality, please consider including planned programs in course activities during the spring semester to promote participation in this critical discourse.
Two powerful films, The Abolitionists and Slavery By Another Name, will be screened with moderated discussions. These events will be held both on campus and in several community locations. Please refer to the calendar of events available on the Dwight Marvin Library Subject Guides web portal (a calendar of events will be available on the College Web site in the coming weeks).
Featured experts include the following:
- Dr. Reverend Eric Shaw, Pastor of Bethel Baptist Church, Troy, and community activist promoting police-community relations (This presentation is scheduled in partnership with the Voices Library Lecture Series.)
- Manisha Sinha, Ph.D., Professor of Afro-American Studies, UMass-Amherst, and expert historian on slavery and the abolitionist movement
- Oscar Williams, Ph.D., Chair of Africana Studies, University at Albany, SUNY, and expert on African American history and American slavery
- Sheila Bernard Curran, Assistant Professor, Documentary History, University at Albany, SUNY, and writer of the film adaptation of Slavery By Another Name
Consider adding participation in these learning opportunities to spring courses, as part of regular class meetings or for additional credit.
Programs and events will continue during the Fall 2015 semester when the college will host the traveling exhibit “Changing America: The Emancipation Proclamation, 1863 and The March on Washington, 1963”. A corresponding slate of programs and events will be announced at a future date.
Spring semester programs were planned by the Created Equal|Changing America task force, whose members include Alfredo Balarin, Tamu Chambers, Cylon George, Jessica Gilbert, Brenda Hazard, and Deborah Renfrew. Many thanks to these individuals for their time and creativity in planning these campus events.
Created Equal: America’s Civil Rights Struggle is made possible through a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, as part of its Bridging Cultures initiative, in partnership with the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
Published: Tue, 09 Dec 2014 19:16:34 +0000 by b.hazard