Alabama State University Symposium Commemorating 50th Anniversary of the Black Power Movement
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Posted By: Reginald Claremont on August 10, 2016 ASU Observes 50th Anniversary of Black Power Movement WHEN: August 26, from 8:30 a.m. through 5 p.m. WHERE: ASU's National Center, 1345 Carter Hill Road. LUNCHEON: 12:15 until 1:45 p.m. at Dexter King Memorial Baptist Church, downtown. Alabama State's National Center for the Study of Civil Rights & African-American Culture will sponsor a symposium in observance of the 50th anniversary of the origin of the Black Power Movement. Titled “A Fifty Year Retrospective: The Black Power Movement and its Impact,” the symposium will be held August 26 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the National Center. The symposium luncheon will be held at the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church Legacy Center located at 455 Washington Avenue in downtown Montgomery. The symposium will include a wide range of presentations on the Black Power Movement by participants and scholars, which includes: - Willie Ricks, later known as Mukasa Dada, will discuss his role in popularizing the term Black Power during the 1966 Meredith March Against Fear; - Dr. Jeffrey Ogbar, professor of history at the University of Connecticut and author of the book, “Black Power: Radical Politics and African-American Identity,” will discuss the ideological underpinnings of Black Power; - Dr. Hassan Kwame Jeffries, professor of history at The Ohio State University and author of the book, “Bloody Lowndes: Civil Rights and Black Power in Alabama’s Black Belt,” will discuss the creation of the Lowndes County Freedom Organization (LCFO), an all-black, independent, political party that was the original Black Panther Party. Jeffries also will serve as the keynote speaker for the Symposium’s luncheon at the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church Legacy Center from 12:15 to 1:45 p.m. Jeffries’ address is titled “An Assessment of the Overall Significance of the Black Power Movement.” The Symposium also will examine the role of Black Power at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Retired ASU professors Dr. Alma Freeman and Dr. Frank Moorer will be joined by Dr. Gwendolyn Patton, a former member of the National Association of Black Students, in a discussion about how the Black Power Movement reshaped the worldview and activism of students attending HBCUs. Several additional presenters will discuss the Black Power Movement in Philadelphia, in the Caribbean and in popular scholarship. The daylong symposium will be rounded out with an afternoon session titled "Say it Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud." This session will feature cultural expressions of the Black Power Movement, including music, iconography, language and aesthetics. For more information, contact The National Center at 334-229-4824 or 334-229-4106. If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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Reginald Claremont
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