The
Citadel
Black History Month
2004
The 5th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education:
Assessing the Impact & Persisting Inequalities in Education
Sponcored by:
Office of Multicultural Student Services & International Studies
The School of Education, The Citadel
The African American Society
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Feb
1-28
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Art
& Book Exhibition
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Daniel
Library
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Gallery Chuma Provides a display
of African American art; Book Showcase highlights African and
African American authors (Regular Library Hours).
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Feb 7
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The Bazaar
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Mark Clark
Hall Auditorium, 10:00am - 4:00pm
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| The Citadel's African American
Society Bazaar hosts the intercollegiate Black History Quiz Bowl,
and the SANKOFA African American Museum on wheels; the Bazaar
will also have food, music, and vendors. |
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Feb 12
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Keynote
Address
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Mark
Clark Hall Auditorium, 6:30pm
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| Dr. Maria Goodloe, Charleston
County Schools Superintendent, will share her views on the past,
present, and future of educating the African American Community. |
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Feb 17
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Gospel Concert
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Summerall Chapel,
6:30pm
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| A performance sponsored by the
friends of Daniel Library, Righteous Blends and The Citadel Gospel
Choir will perform. |
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Feb 18
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Black History
& Gullah Tour
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Mark Clark Hall,
3:00pm
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| Citadel cadets, CGPS students,
faculty, and staff are invited to attend. The tour will leave
from Mark Clark Hall. |
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Feb 26
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Symposium
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Holliday
Alumni Center, 6:30pm
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| The community is invited to discuss:
African American Education in South Carolina: The Past, Present,
and Future. Invited guests include Mr. Joseph DeLaine Jr. and
Ms. Beatrice Rivers, original plaintiffs in Briggs vs. Elliott
(1954), Dr. Lorin Anderson, expert witness in Abbeville County
School District vs. State of South Carolina (1996), The Honorable
Matthew J. Perry Jr., lead attorney in Briggs v. Elliot, and Dr.
Richard W. Riley, former governor of South Carolina and former
U.S. Secretary of Education (1993-2001). |
For More Information Please Contact:
Dr. Marcus Cox, Black History Month Chair,
(843)953-4857
Major Robert Pickering, Director of Multicultural Student Services
& International Studies,
(843)953-5096
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