CCSU’s Black History Month Events 2012

All events free and open to the public. Directions and map: www.ccsu.edu/visit

“Negotiating Citizenship: The Politics of Punishment in the United States”
An African American Studies Black History Month Lecture
Khalilah Brown-Dean, Professor of Political Science and Philosophy, Quinnipiac University
Thursday, February 2
3:00 pm
Founders, Davidson
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Black Inventions Exhibit
An African American Studies Black History Month Lecture
Wednesday, February 8
10:00 am to 4:00.  pm
Student Center, Alumni Hall
More information: Center for Africana Studies, ext 22816 or 22813


“Role of Religion and the Civil Rights Movement”
Reverend Arthur Price, Jr., Pastor, 16th Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, AL
An African American Studies Black History Month Lecture
Thursday, February 9
3: 00 pm
Torp Theater
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“19th -Century African-American Female Abolitionists”
Professor Donna McDaniel, Boston Historical Society
An African American Studies Black History Month Lecture
Thursday, February 16
11a.m. -12:00 noon
Founders Hall Davidson Building


“The Relevance of Black Studies to Closing the Achievement Gap in Education”
Dr. Benjamin Foster, Jr. EdD
An African American Studies Black History Month Lecture
Thursday, Feb 23
10:50 am
Founders, Davidson
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Annual 2012 ANNUAL AMISTAD LECTURE
“The Life and Times of the Amistad Returnees to Sierra Leone and Their Impact: A Pluridisciplinary Exploration”
Dr. Abdul Karim Bangura, Georgetown University; author of 65 books & more than 550 scholarly articles
Tuesday, February 28
3:00 p.m.
Founders Hall


For additional information regarding the African-American Studies Black History Month Lecture Series please contact Dr. Felton O. Best, CSU professor of Philosophy and Director X22190, or Dr. Walton Brown-Foster, Professor of Political Science and African-American Studies X22961