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History of Civil Rights in Cleveland Webinar with Dr. Nishani Frazier

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Join Nishani Frazier, an Associate Professor of History and American Studies at the University of Kansas for a webinar on the civil rights movement in Cleveland. In conjunction with the Cleveland Civil Rights Trail, Frazier will cover the long arch of political activism among Black Clevelanders from around the city’s founding to the modern civil rights era, and document how this rich history relates to the present day.

Come celebrate Black History Month by learning about the history of Civil Rights in Cleveland.

This program is made possible in part by Ohio Humanities, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication/ exhibition/program/website do not necessarily reflect those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

To access the recording, please visit https://youtu.be/tW_K64pBOk4.

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Feb 21, 2023 12:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Message preview	Hi there, You are invited to a Zoom webinar. When: Feb 21, 2023 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Topic: History of Civil Rights in Cleveland Webinar with Dr. Nishani Frazier Register in advance for this webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4bkhVTm1SJOGTda7BQdTYg After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. ---------- Webinar Speakers Dr. Nishani Frazier (Associate Professor of History and American Studies @University of Kansas) Prior to Kansas, she held positions as Associate Curator of African American History and Archives at Western Reserve Historical Society (WRHS), Assistant to the Director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Archives at the Martin Luther King Center for Nonviolent Social Change, and personal assistant for Dr. John Hope Franklin, before and during his tenure as chair of President Bill Clinton's advisory board on "One America". Her research interests include 1960s freedom movements, oral history, black nationalist philosophy, digital humanities, and black economic development. Nishani’s recent book publication, Harambee City: The Congress of Racial Equality in Cleveland and the Rise of Black Power Populism (University Arkansas Press, 2017), was released with an accompanying website also titled Harambee City.

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