Scholar to speak on African-American struggle for freedom
The African-American struggle for freedom within a global perspective, from the Haitian Revolution to Black Lives Matter, will be discussed at Benedictine University by visiting scholar Gerald Horne, the John J. and Rebecca Moores Chair of History and African-American Studies at the University of Houston.
Horne will present "Race and Rebellion in the Americas: From the Haitian Revolution to Black Lives Matter," from 1:30 to 2:45 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, in the Krasa Center, rooms A and B, on Benedictine's Lisle campus, 5700 College Road.
The free public event is sponsored by Intercultural Affairs, the Department of History, Philosophy and Religious Studies, and the Center for Civic Leadership at Benedictine.
A scholar and social critic, Horne earned a bachelor's degree at Princeton University, a doctorate at Columbia University and a law degree at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of more than 30 books and 100 scholarly articles and reviews.
He is a frequent contributor to Political Affairs, the Journal of African American History, Souls, Africana Studies, and the Journal of Latin American Studies, the Black Agenda Report, and Democracy Now.
Horne also has served on the editorial boards of Science and Society and Race and Class.
For information, contact Lynn Dransoff at (630) 829-6250 or ldransoff@ben.edu.
If you go
What: Gerald Horne speaks on "Race and Rebellion in the Americas: From the Haitian Revolution to Black Lives Matter"
When: 1:30 to 2:45 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13
Where: Krasa Center, rooms A and B, at Benedictine University, 5700 College Road, Lisle
Cost: Free
Info: (630) 829-6250 or ldransoff@ben.edu