Upcoming Events at Central Library Center for Black Literature and Culture
Mon Nov 4, 6:30 PM - Sun Nov 10, 6:30 PM
Central Library Center for Black Literature and Culture
40 E. St. Clair St., Indianapolis, IN 46204
Community: Indianapolis
Description
Life Magazine referenced 1968 as “the year that changed the world.” Hear from a panel of scholars at this opening night reception for the exhibit “Remember 1968” to learn how college students shaped this revolutionary year and how campuses across the nation continue to
Event Details
Life Magazine referenced 1968 as “the year that changed the world.” Hear from a panel of scholars at this opening night reception for the exhibit “Remember 1968” to learn how college students shaped this revolutionary year and how campuses across the nation continue to grapple with its legacy.
The year 1968 witnessed the murders of Martin Luther King, Jr., Robert F. Kennedy, and three young black men protesting a racially segregated bowling alley in South Carolina. Protests against the unpopular Vietnam War raged across college campuses as well as the Democratic National Convention. At the center of America’s growing pains at this time were college students actively confronting racist power structures and other forms of injustice. This revolutionary year sparked a plethora changes in relation to higher education and 50+ years later college students are still navigating instances of injustice.
The kick-off reception to the exhibit Remember 1968 will explore the history and legacy of this pivotal year while the exhibit focuses on six overlapping areas that parallel present day issues on college campuses: Gun Violence, Freedom of Speech, Student Activism, Global/Local Resistance, Patriotism, and Organizing.
Metered street parking and library garage parking is available off of Pennsylvania Street at $1/hr.
Walk-ins welcome. RSVPs encouraged by Nov. 3.
PRESENTED BY
IUPUI School of Education, IUPUI Africana Studies Program and Olaniyan Scholars Program, IUPUI Museum Studies Program, and Center for Black Literature & Culture.
ABOUT SPIRIT & PLACE
The Spirit & Place Festival (Nov. 1 - 10) celebrates the powerful role the arts, humanities, and religion plan in community life. Spirit & Place is a legacy project of The Polis Center and part of the IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI. Learn more and check out other festival events at spiritandplace.org.
http://www.spiritandplace.org/Festival.aspx?access=Events
The year 1968 witnessed the murders of Martin Luther King, Jr., Robert F. Kennedy, and three young black men protesting a racially segregated bowling alley in South Carolina. Protests against the unpopular Vietnam War raged across college campuses as well as the Democratic National Convention. At the center of America’s growing pains at this time were college students actively confronting racist power structures and other forms of injustice. This revolutionary year sparked a plethora changes in relation to higher education and 50+ years later college students are still navigating instances of injustice.
The kick-off reception to the exhibit Remember 1968 will explore the history and legacy of this pivotal year while the exhibit focuses on six overlapping areas that parallel present day issues on college campuses: Gun Violence, Freedom of Speech, Student Activism, Global/Local Resistance, Patriotism, and Organizing.
Metered street parking and library garage parking is available off of Pennsylvania Street at $1/hr.
Walk-ins welcome. RSVPs encouraged by Nov. 3.
PRESENTED BY
IUPUI School of Education, IUPUI Africana Studies Program and Olaniyan Scholars Program, IUPUI Museum Studies Program, and Center for Black Literature & Culture.
ABOUT SPIRIT & PLACE
The Spirit & Place Festival (Nov. 1 - 10) celebrates the powerful role the arts, humanities, and religion plan in community life. Spirit & Place is a legacy project of The Polis Center and part of the IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI. Learn more and check out other festival events at spiritandplace.org.
http://www.spiritandplace.org/Festival.aspx?access=Events
