Panelists:
Rashida Abdur-Rashid
Lela Boykin
Paul Cook Sr.
Robert Day
Tom Dillard
Liz Evans
Mary Glascor
Dr. Evelyn Luckey
George Miller
Minister Donnell Muhammad
Jim Robinson
William Potter
Attorney Leo Ross
Shabaka Ture
Ann B. Walker
John B. Williams
Nommo X
6th Annual History of Black Columbus Conference
The Black Freedom Struggle in Columbus: From the Jim Crow Era to the Black Power Movement
May 2, 2009 9:00 am-5:00 pm
Flyer and Registration Form [PDF]
Conference Location:
The Ohio State University
Department of African American and African Studies
Community Extension Center
905 Mount Vernon Ave
Columbus, OH
(614) 292-3922
This conference will examine African Americans' fight for freedom and equality in Columbus. Among the topics to be discussed:
- Jim Crow & Segregation in Columbus
- The Civil Rights Movement in Columbus (NAACP, Urban League, CORE)
- The War Against Poverty: Columbus Area Community Action Organization (CMACO)
- The Role of the Media in the Struggle for Freedom and Equality
- The Politics of School Desegregation
- The Student Movement at OSU (1962, 1968, 1970)
- The Black Power Movement
Mark Christian, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Black World Studies, Miami University, will give the morning keynote address "Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association in Columbus."
State Senator Ray Miller will deliver the afternoon keynote "Lessons learned from the Black Freedom Struggle."
We invite you to join us for this very important conference.
Registration* only $5, $7 on-site.
*Includes continental breakfast and lunch.
View the Conference Schedule.
