John B. Slaughter Symposium

When:
Wed, Sep 19, 2018 - 9:30AM
to
Wed, Sep 19, 2018 - 4:00PM

Where:
Adele H. Stamp Student Union

Host:
Department of African American Studies

Speakers:

 

A View from the Mountaintop: 50 Years Later

9:30 a.m.
Opening Remarks

10-11 a.m. 
Panel I: Taking a Knee to Stand: Activism in the World of Sports

11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Panel II: The State of Black America 50 Years after the Kerner Commission Report

1:45-3 p.m.
Town Hall: So, What Now? 2018 and the Lessons of 1968

3:15-4 p.m.
Four student-oriented workshops on topics pertaining to civic engagement and self-care

For more information, contact the Department of African American Studies at 301-405-1158.

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