September 10, 2007
Historian Peniel Joseph to discuss Black Power movement and democracy
Worcester, Mass. - The Clark University African American Intellectual Culture Lecture Series and the Office of the Provost will present "Waiting Til the Midnight Hour: The Black Power Movement and American Democracy," a talk by acclaimed scholar, author, and activist Peniel E. Joseph, at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 27, in the second-floor lounge of the Dana Commons, Maywood Street.
Professor Joseph will discuss the roots of Black Power's fiery call for racial justice; its relationship with the Civil Rights movement; its well-known and obscure icons; and the controversies that surrounded its call for radical self-determination, black pride, and a global revolution.
Professor Joseph teaches at the Department of African and Afro-American Studies at Brandies University. His book "Waiting 'Til the Midnight Hour: A Narrative History of Black Power in America" was named a Washington Post Best Book. He received his B.A. from SUNY Stony Brook and a Ph.D. from Temple University. He has been named a Top Young Historian by the History News Network, a Distinguished Lecturer by the Organization of American Historians, and a 2007 Emerging Scholar by DIVERSE: Issues in Higher Education. Professor Joseph is also the editor of The Black Power Movement: Rethinking the Civil Rights-Black Power Era. He is a frequent national commentator on race, democracy, and civil rights issues on television and radio, and his essays have appeared in the New York Times, Chronicle Review, and The Washington Post.
This event is free and open to the public. A reception will follow. For more information, contact 508-793-7479.