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MEDIA CONTACT: Frederick Douglass Institute (585) 275-7235 or Sharon Dickman 585.275.4128
October 7, 2003
EVENT: Work in Progress Seminar on "Black Autoworkers and the Rise of Racial Liberalism in Detroit, 1941-1973" by David Lewis-Colman, postdoctoral fellow at the Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African-American Studies at the University of Rochester
TIME, DATE, AND PLACE: 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22, in room 302 of Morey Hall on the University of Rochester's River Campus
ADMISSION: Free and open to the public
David Lewis-Colman, postdoctoral fellow at the Frederick Douglass Institute
for African and African-American Studies, will discuss the rise of racial liberalism
and its implications for black autoworkers in Detroit at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday,
Oct. 22. The seminar will be held in room 302 of Morey Hall on the University
of Rochester's River Campus. It is free and open to the public.
From 1941 to 1973, increasing numbers of African Americans were hired in Detroit's
automobile plants and joined labor unions. Lewis-Colman contends that "racial
liberals" backed the principle of racial equality and defended basic civil
rights, but lacked the militancy to create lasting working-class solidarity
between black and white union members.
The presentation by Lewis-Colman, who earned his doctoral degree in history
from the University of Iowa, is part of the Frederick Douglass Institute's Work
in Progress Seminar Series, a multi-disciplinary seminar on topics related to
Africa and its Diaspora. The seminars offer an environment where students and
faculty working in the broad area of African and African-American Studies can
present and discuss their research.
Refreshments will be provided. For more information, contact the Frederick Douglass
Institute at x5-7235.
About the University of Rochester
The University of Rochester (www.rochester.edu) is one of the nation's leading private universities. Located in Rochester, N.Y., the University gives students exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and close collaboration with faculty through its unique cluster-based curriculum. Its College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering is complemented by the Eastman School of Music, Simon School of Business, Warner School of Education, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, and the Memorial Art Gallery.
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