Slavery Since Emancipation Series: Susan Burton
This final event of the Slavery Since Emancipation Series with Susan Burton
Historian Kevin Gaines is UVA's First Julian Bond Professor
On a bright autumn afternoon in Cleveland more than 50 years ago, 6-year-old Kevin Gaines waited for a rally at his neighborhood playground to see a visitor he already knew was important: a minister named Martin Luther King Jr.
Alas, hearing the civil rights icon was not to happen that day for Gaines. King’s arrival was delayed so long that at sunset, the boy decided to head home and not be late for dinner.
Currents in Conversation: The Prison Strike and the Carceral State
Currents in Conversation series on the Nationwide Prison Strike, which took place across 13 states from August 21 - September 9, 2018
Spring 2019 Undergraduate Courses
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African American and African Studies Program
AAS 1020 – Introduction to African-American and African Studies
Professor Claudrena Harold
TuTh 12:30-1:45pm
Marlene Daut publishes article in Garnet News
"Fear of Black Men' May No Longer be a Defense Will the Laquan McDonald case prove to be a beginning?"
Currents in Conversation: "The Prison Strike and the Carceral State"
The "Currents in Conversation" fora explore issues and topics dominating the headlines, airwaves, and social media platforms with implications for the study of race. This Fall, we pick up on a topic that has received precious little air-time on major news organizations: the Nationwide Prison Strike, which took place across 13 states from August 21st - September 9th, 2018.
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Meet the Fellows 2018
During the Woodson Institute's annual event "Meet the Fellows," we welcome new pre-doctoral and post-doctoral fellows to the institute
Susan Burton: Becoming Ms. Burton: From Prison to Recovery to Leading the Fight for Incarcerated Women
Bio:
Susan Burton is a widely recognized leader in the national criminal justice reform movement.
Ms. Burton will be discussing her book and work as an activist and advocate for incarcerated women.
She is author of the NAACP Image Award-winning book, Becoming Ms. Burton: From Prison to Recovery to Leading the Fight for Incarcerated Women, and founder of A New Way of Life Re-Entry Project.
Meet the Fellows 2018
Reception to follow!