From the Freedom Rides to Seattle’s Black Student Union: Connecting the Pacific Northwest to the Larger Black Freedom Struggle
Thursday, May 23, 2024 6pm to 7:30pm
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1680 E 15th Avenue, Eugene, OR
https://mnch.uoregon.edu/ #history, #equality, #blackstudentunion, #civilrights, #blackhistory, #socialjustice, #MNCHIn 1968, the Black Student Union (BSU) at the University of Washington led a pivotal campaign for institutional reform. Join historian Marc Robinson as he uncovers the connections between the BSU in Seattle—especially its Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee—and the Civil Rights Movement in the South.
Book signing to follow the presentation. Books will be available for purchase.
Marc Robinson is an assistant professor at California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) and author of Washington State Rising: Black Power on Campus in the Pacific Northwest.
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