The UTC History faculty had a productive summer! Here are some of the highlights.
The Department of History and the Africana Studies Program hosts UTC’s 4th Annual Civil War Era Lecture on Thursday, April 20, at 5:30pm. This year’s speaker will be Jim Downs, Associate Professor of History at Connecticut College. His talk is entitled “Dying to Be Free: The Health Conditions of Formerly Enslaved People During the Civil War and Reconstruction.”
The History Club is hosting a historical walking tour of Martin Luther King Boulevard with Chattanooga Organized for Action’s Michael Gilliland on Thursday, April 6, 2017. Mr. Gilliland will lead the tour and share with us the rich history of our city. Come out to learn more about how MLK has grown and changed over the years!
The UTC History Club will be screening Peace Unveiled in celebration of Women’s History Month and in collaboration with the UTC Multicultural Center on March 9, 2017. Join us to celebrate three Afghan women who fought against insurmountable odds to protect the rights of women throughout Afghanistan.
UTC Visual History Film Screening with award-winning documentary filmmaker David Fedele on Tuesday, February 14, 2017. David’s latest film “The Land Between” (2014) follows sub-Saharan African migrants living in the mountains of northern Morocco, dreaming of entering Europe for a better life. The film premiered and was awarded “Best Feature-length Documentary” at the FIFE International Environmental Film Festival in Paris, and has since been broadcast and screened widely around the world.
The UTC History Club will be screening “Mississippi: Is This America?” in celebration of Black History Month in collaboration with the UTC Multicultural Center and the UTC Film Club on Thursday, February 9, at 6:00pm. The documentary sheds light on the stories of the men, women, and youth who fought for justice and freedom in 1960s Mississippi.
