Entries tagged with ‘black history month’

Five Questions with Dr. Paul Finkelman

Dr. Paul Finkelman will present the Rydell Public Lecture on Monday, Feb. 20 On Monday, Feb. 20, Dr. Paul Finkelman will present the 2022-23 Rydell Professorship Public Lecture, Thomas Jefferson: Apostle of Liberty or Father of American Racism? The provocative and timely discussion reflects Dr. Finkelman’s work as a prolific scholar of American legal history, […]

Center for Inclusive Excellence Expands Opportunities, Space

The Gustavus Center for Inclusive Excellence recently moved into an expanded and renovated space and welcomed a new assistant director.

Listen and Learn this Black History Month

Black history, experiences, and identities are explored in these curated podcast episodes from Learning for Life @ Gustavus.

Dr. Bernard Powers ’72: A Voice for the Voiceless

The director of the Center for the Study of Slavery at the College of Charleston discusses his life's work.

Remembering the BSO

“The Black Room was a kind of a haven, a psychological reprieve in an academic and racially tense situation. It was a cultural escape.” —TR Coverson ’78. Back, l to r: Walter Green ’79, Marylyn Nixon [year unknown], Geraldine (Lafayette) Coverson ’78, Patricia Kelow ’77, Thaddeus Campbell ’77, PJ [unidentified], Eddie Robinson ’76, Michelle (Swann) […]