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Documenting White Anti-Racist Activism in the Gulf South

April 21, 2023 at 5:00 pm

Friday, April 21, 2023

5 p.m.

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Based on oral histories conducted by the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program, this webinar will introduce the White Anti-Racist Activism Digital History Project. The webinar will feature a pilot oral history project that was completed over the 2023 academic year with the generous support of the University of Florida’s Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere. The pilot project is titled Documenting White Anti-Racist Activism in the Gulf South. During this public program, Dr. Yiorgo Topalidis will present major themes identified from Documenting White Anti-Racist Activism in the Gulf South.

For more information on live streaming the public program, please contact the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program at 352-392-7168 or spohp@clas.ufl.edu.

Co-sponsors:

  • Bob Graham Center for Public Service
  • African American Studies Program
  • Engage Florida
  • Black Student Union
  • All Y’all Social Justice Collective
  • Putnam Alliance for Equity and Justice
  • George A. Smathers Libraries
  • The Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center, Inc.
  • UF Center for the Study of Race and Race Relations
  • Office of the Chief Diversity Officer
  • Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.
  • Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc.
  • UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute
  • UF Center for Humanities and the Public Sphere

Details

Date:
April 21, 2023
Time:
5:00 pm
Event Category:

Organizer

Samuel Proctor Oral History Program
Phone:
(352) 392-7168
Website:
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Venue

Virtual