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Tag: Black History Month

  • Five Questions with Dr. Paul Finkelman

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    On Monday, Feb. 20, Dr. Paul Finkelman will present the 2022-23 Rydell Professorship Public Lecture, Thomas Jefferson: Apostle of Liberty or Father of American Racism? The provocative and timely discussion reflects Dr. Finkelman’s work as a prolific scholar of American legal history, U.S. Constitutional law, race and law, slavery (both modern and historical), African American…

  • Celebrating Black History Month

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    ahulsebe

    February is Black History Month and the theme for 2023 is Black Resistance. The Library provides resources that document, commemorate, and celebrate Black history and experiences in the U.S. Book display: Looking for something to read? Visit our Black History Month display in the GLA Reading Room (main floor, north side). Feel free to borrow…

  • Center for Inclusive Excellence Expands Opportunities, Space

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    jakin

    The Gustavus Center for Inclusive Excellence recently moved into an expanded and renovated space and welcomed a new assistant director.

  • Listen and Learn this Black History Month

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    jakin

    Black history, experiences, and identities are explored in these curated podcast episodes from Learning for Life @ Gustavus.

  • Dr. Bernard Powers ’72: A Voice for the Voiceless

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    jakin

    The director of the Center for the Study of Slavery at the College of Charleston discusses his life’s work.

  • Remembering the BSO

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    sash

      During the 1970s, many Black students from racially segregated areas of the U.S. attended Gustavus. These pioneering Gusties started the Black Student Organization, which became the Pan African Student Organization, out of which grew the Diversity Center, now the Center for Inclusive Excellence. This summer, the Gustavus Quarterly joined video chats with several BSO…