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MEDIA CONTACT: Frederick Douglass Institute (585) 275-7235 or Sharon Dickman 585.275.4128
March 22, 2004
TIME, DATE, AND PLACE: 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 24, in room 302 of Morey Hall on the University of Rochester’s River Campus
ADMISSION: Free and open to the public.
Professor Emeritus of History Jesse T. Moore, Jr., will present his manuscript, A Desire to Resist, as part of the Frederick Douglas Institute’s Work in Progress Seminar Series. The presentation will take place at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 24, in room 302 of Morey Hall on the University of Rochester’s River Campus.
Moore’s manuscript describes an historically factual case that rocked a small town in North Carolina. In the late 1940s, a young African-American man was arrested for allegedly raping a white woman and was almost lynched. This event and others like it served as catalysts for a new African-American generation that resisted segregation and gave birth to the civil rights movement.
The Frederick Douglass Institute’s Work in Progress Seminar Series is a multi-disciplinary seminar touching upon Africa and its Diaspora. The seminars offer an engaging environment where graduate students and faculty working in the broad area of African and African-American Studies present and discuss ongoing research.
The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact the Frederick Douglas Institute at (585) 273-7235.
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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