MURFREESBORO — MTSU
professors will help moderate discussions surrounding films about black history
during a series of upcoming events at Bradley Academy Museum and Cultural
Center in Murfreesboro.
Free and open to
the public, the four-part series is entitled “Created Equal: America’s
Civil Rights Struggle.” The films will
be shown at the cultural center, located at 415 S. Academy St. in
Murfreesboro.
• “Freedom Riders” will be shown and discussed from 4
to 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 17, with moderators Drs. Thomas Bynum and Louis Woods,
assistant professors of history at MTSU, and Dr. Rip Patton, a historian and
civil rights activist from Nashville.
• “The Abolitionists, Part I” will be shown and discussed
from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, with Dr. Jackie Wade, professor of
African-American studies at MTSU, as moderator.
• “Slavery By Another Name” will be shown and discussed from
6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, with the Rev. Jimmie Plummer, pastor at Allen
Chapel Church in Murfreesboro, as moderator.
• “The Loving Story” will be shown and discussed from 3:30
to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, March 9, with Dr. Jackie Wade, professor of
African-American studies at MTSU, as moderator.
The series is made possible through a grant from the
National Endowment for the Humanities, as part of its Bridging Cultures
initiative, in partnership with the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American
History.
Organizers asked that attendees call in advance to reserve
seating. Contact the center at 615-867-2633 or via email at bradleyahmc1@comcast.net.
No comments:
Post a Comment