Low Lecture: Grasping Black Power in the 20th Century
Thursday, April 28, 2016 · 5 - 7 PM
Thursday, April 28
5 p.m. reception, 6 p.m. lecture
Public Policy Building, Room 105
UMBC
The UMBC History Department presents the 2016 Low Lecture featuring Dr. Rhonda Williams who will address the topic "Everybody is So Hysterical and Panic Stricken: Grasping Black Power in the 20th Century."
Dr. Williams will examine some of the roots, routes, and expressions that have comprised the vigorous search for Black Power in the 20th century -- both before and after the familiar popularization of the term in 1966 -- and discuss why it's still relevant today.
Dr. Williams is an associate professor and the first black person ever tenured in the History Department at Case Western Reserve University. She is the founder and director of the Social Justice Institute at CWRU, and the founder and director of CWRU's Postdoctoral Fellowship in African American Studies.
Questions? Email us at socsciforum@umbc.edu.