ECSU observes
Black History Month
OR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE----In celebration of Black History Month, Elizabeth City State
University will present a series of films and events under the theme Civil
Rights in America. There is no admission for the events.
Film
Symposium
The four-part
film symposium will be held every Thursday. The first two films will be in the
Mary Albritton Douglas Auditorium (Rm. #206) before moving to Room #216 of the
Walter N. and Henrietta B. Ridley Student Complex for the last two
films,
February 6 at
4:15 pm
In
commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of Freedom Summer, the first film in our
Black History Month film series is entitled "Mississippi Burning." This 1988
drama focuses on the FBI investigation into the real-life murder of three civil
rights workers in Mississippi in 1964.
February 13
at 3:30 pm
The second
film of the series is entitled “The Sapphires.” This 2012 Australian film shows
how the music of Civil Rights movement transcended America’s borders. It is
loosely based on the experiences of an all-female Australian aboriginal singing
group named the Sapphires who brought “soul music” of Stax Records to the
soldiers in Vietnam.
February 21
at 3:30 pm
The third
film of the series is entitled “Standing in the Shadows of Motown.” This 2002
documentary recounts the story of the Funk Brothers who were the handpicked by
Berry Gordy in 1959 to become the house band for Motown recordings from 1959 to
1972.
February 28
at 3:30 pm
The fourth
and final film within our symposium is entitled "Negroes With Guns: Rob Williams
and Black Power.” This thought-provoking 2005 documentary depicts the life of
Robert F. Williams, a civil rights activist from Monroe, NC and forefather of
the Black Power movement.
Lecture
Series
In addition,
faculty and students will showcase their research and expertise on an array of
topics every Tuesday afternoons in a Brown Bag discussion series. All
discussions will be in Walter N. and Henrietta B. Ridley Student Complex, Room
#216 at 3:30 p.m.
February 4
Chancellor
Charles L. Becton will kick off the lecture series with a discussion on the role
of lawyers during the Civil Rights era.
February
11
Mr. Douglas
A. Jackson, Department of Visual and Performing Arts, will discuss music during
the Civil Rights Movement.
February
18
Dr. Charles
Cherry, School of Education and Psychology and Dr. Claudie J. Mackey, the Marc
Basnight Endowed Chair in the School of Education and Psychology will
participate in a roundtable discussion on their experiences as students at ECSU
during the Civil Rights Movement.
February
25
Current ECSU
students will share their research papers and documentary on underappreciated
individuals and movements in the long struggle for civil rights in the United
States. Andy Reid, a senior, will discuss his research on Marcus Garvey and the
emergence of a southern Garvey movement. Leslie Norman, a senior, will discuss
the rise and fall of the marching band at ECSU during the 1930s. Alexa Speller
and Corry Isel, juniors, will premiere their documentary on the hidden history
of ECSU’s campus.
# #
#
Kesha
Williams
Director
of Media Relations| University Relations and Marketing
Elizabeth
City State University
1704
Weeksville Rd. | Elizabeth City, NC 27909
Phone:
252.335.3686 | Fax: 252.335.3769
Email: kdwilliams@mail.ecsu.edu | www.ecsu.edu
No comments:
Post a Comment