Civil Rights Historian to Speak at 51成人导航 in Honor of MLK Day
Delaware and Chester Counties, PA - January 17, 2025)鈥51成人导航 will present a special lecture and musical event in honor of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Thursday, January 23 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the College鈥檚 Marple Campus (901 S. Media Line Road, Media, PA 19063). The event will begin at 6 p.m. with live music and continue at 7 p.m. with a lecture by Civil Rights historian Chanelle N. Rose, Ph.D., associate professor and coordinator of Africana Studies at Rowan University, and the author of 鈥淭he Struggle for Black Freedom in Miami: Civil Rights and America鈥檚 Tourist Paradise, 1896-1968鈥 (LSU Press, 2015).
Dr. Rose will share reflections on the contributions of ordinary individuals in South Florida鈥檚 Black Freedom Struggle. Additionally, she will provide insights into the Civil Rights and Black Power movements and discuss how Dr. King鈥檚 legacy was shaped by various efforts across the southern United States.听
The event is free and open to the public via . The event is part of 51成人导航鈥檚 annual signature 鈥淒ialogues for Diversity鈥 speaker series, which is supported by the College鈥檚 Center for Equity and Social Justice. For more information on the event or to register, visit dccc.edu/cesj.听
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