Panel Discussion: Building a Radical Black Student Movement in North Carolina

As a complement to the intensely personal stories chronicled in the Black Pioneers Project, a play which is being staged by the Process Series, the Center is pleased to sponsor a panel discussion about the building of a radical black student movement on college and high school campuses across North Carolina in the 1960s and 1970s.  We are honored to have Ms. Joyce Johnson and Rev. John Mendez discuss their experiences in organizing this movement at a critical juncture in the African American Freedom Struggle. Among the topics they will explore are the issues that animated the movement for radical change, the connections they made between their local issues and national and international movements for social and economic justice, and the methods they employed to achieve their goals.

This event, to be held at the Love House and Hutchins Forum, is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.