Event on 11/19 – Unpacking the 2020 Presidential Election: Race, Democracy, and the Quest for Black Liberation, with Dr. Emmitt Y. Riley, III, Assistant Professor of Africana Studies, DePauw University
Scenic Roots Interview on RISE MLK + People’s History Walking Tours
On Wednesday, October 21, 2020, Associate Professor of History and Director of the Africana Studies Program Susan Eckelmann Berghel and History Department Head Mike Thompson were guests on the WUTC show “Scenic Roots,” where they discussed the RISE MLK + People’s History Walking Tours being held this October and November.
Event on 10/14 – BLM and Protest Movements: A Panel Discussion
Come meet a group of political scientists with expertise in Black Politics and who approach the question of social justice through a variety of lenses: culture, political behavior, and political theory.
Event on 10/8 — Stolen: Five Free Boys Kidnapped into Slavery and Their Astonishing Odyssey Home
A gripping and true story about five boys who were kidnapped in the North and smuggled into slavery in the Deep South—and their daring attempt to escape and bring their captors to justice.
Chattanooga Civil Rights Tour
Profs. Susan Eckelmann Berghel and Mark Johnson took students on a Chattanooga Civil Rights tour, the opening event for the Africana Studies / First-Generation College Students trip to Civil Rights sites in Montgomery and Birmingham. Check out the pictures from the tour.