by lindaoppenheim | Apr 1, 2018 | Podcast
On the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Radio Atlantic’s Vann Newkirk narrates a program that examines the reality of the man and his work compared to the myth that has evolved about him. A panel consisting of Newkirk, Matt...
by lindaoppenheim | Jan 15, 2018 | Documents, Website
On Martin Luther King Day 2018 the Civil Rights Trail website, documenting more than 100 locations across 14 states, was launched. In addition to historical information, the site includes an interactive map.
by lindaoppenheim | Nov 12, 2017 | Events, Video
As part of the Princeton & Slavery Project, on Tuesday, November 14, 6:30-9:00 pm, Ruha Benjamin, Associate Professor of African-American studies at Princeton University, leads a post-screening discussion of the Academy Award-nominated documentary based on an...
by lindaoppenheim | Sep 7, 2017 | Article
The late Dick Gregory, comedian, political candidate, civil and human rights activist, was a hero, never adequately honored. Click here to read the article by David Dennis, Jr., whose father was Mississippi director for the Congress of Racial Equality during Freedom...
by lindaoppenheim | Apr 12, 2017 | Events, Exhibit
Julius Lester, civil rights activist, author, and professor emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, photographed the black South and portions of the civil rights movement from 1964-68. His photographs, which will be exhibited in the Bernstein Gallery of...