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MEDIA CONTACT: Frederick Douglass Institute (585) 275-7235 or Sharon Dickman 585.275.4128
October 6, 2004
TIME, DATE, AND PLACE: 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13, in room 314 of Morey Hall on the University of Rochester’s River Campus
ADMISSION: Free and open to the public
Cedric Johnson, postdoctoral fellow at the Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African-American Studies at the University of Rochester, will lecture on “The Politics of Race Management: Black Ethnic Politics and American Democracy after Segregation” at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13, in room 314 of Morey Hall on the University of Rochester’s River Campus.
The presentation by Johnson, who earned his doctoral degree in government and politics at the University of Maryland at College Park, is part of the Frederick Douglass Institute’s Work in Progress Seminar Series, a multi-disciplinary program on topics related to Africa and its Diaspora. Johnson also is assistant professor of political science at Hobart and William Smith Colleges and co-author of Bibliography of African American Leadership: An Annotated Guide (2000).
The seminar is free and open to the public. For more information, contact the Frederick Douglass Institute at (585) 275-7235.
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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