MEDIA CONTACT: Marquis Harrison mharriso@mail.rochester.edu
585.274.0253 or Helene Snihur hsnihur@rochester.edu
585.275.7800

September 20, 2006

"The Minstrel Show"

TIME, DATE, AND PLACE: 7:13 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, in 321 Morey Hall on the University of Rochester's River Campus

ADMISSION: Free and open to the public.

Students from the University's Pi Beta Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and the Black Students' Union will screen clips and lead a discussion comparing minstrel shows of the past with contemporary portrayals.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact mharriso@mail.rochester.edu.

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