CMD Center for the Arts and Humanities News
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- March 4, 2021
- Black History Speaker Series: Dr. Ellen Spears
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The Department of History Black History Speaker Series will feature Dr. Ellen Spears on Friday, March 19 at 11 AM on Zoom. Dr. Spears will discuss “The Long Environmental Justice Movement in Alabama.”
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- February 23, 2021
- Becoming the Beloved Community Amid the Fragility of Democracy and White Supremacy
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The Auburn University College of Liberal Arts will host a public virtual dialogue on Monday, March 1, on “Becoming the Beloved Community Amid the Fragility of Democracy and White Supremacy,” at 6 PM in commemoration of the 56th anniversary of Bloody Sunday at the Edmund Pettus Bridge, Selma, AL.
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- February 18, 2021
- Panelists to Discuss Artist George Fuller and Draughon Center Acquisition on March 3
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Three experts on the life, work, and research materials related to nineteenth-century American painter George Fuller will participate in an online panel discussion on Wednesday, March 3 from 12 PM to 1 PM (CST) at facebook.com/cmdcah.
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- February 4, 2021
- Black History Speaker Series: Dr. Nicole Ivy
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The Department of History Black History Speaker Series will feature Dr. Nicole Ivy on Tuesday, February 16 at 11 AM. Dr. Ivy will discuss “On Historical Tableaux and J. Marion Sims’s Montgomery Clinic.”
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- January 28, 2021
- Teaching the Humanities Workshop and Discussion
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Faculty and graduate students are invited to “Humans All the Way Down: A Discussion on Teaching the Humanities” on Friday, February 26 from 12 PM to 2 PM on Zoom. Registration is available at aub.ie/teachinghumanities.
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- January 7, 2021
- BPL's Eighteenth Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Lecture
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As part of the celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, each January the Birmingham Public Library’s Department of Archives and Manuscripts sponsors Begin the Day: The Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Lecture. Now in its eighteenth year, the King Lecture has featured civil rights activists, scholars, children’s book authors, and community leaders discussing civil rights history and contemporary human rights issues including immigrant rights, voting rights, human trafficking, and Islamophobia.
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- December 10, 2020
- 2020 Highlights
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In 2020, we organized and co-sponsored 54 public programs. 39 of those were online programs, with a total of 47,198 video views. We are thankful for all of the partners and collaborators who made 2020 a memorable year.
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- November 24, 2020
- An Evening in Local African American History from Lee County, Alabama
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Please join us as Auburn High School history students present on 10 community project proposals and stories. Sponsored by Research to Preserve African American Stories and Traditions (rPAAST) and Auburn High School.
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- November 19, 2020
- Draughon Center to Host Black Belt Treasures Virtual Holiday Market on December 9
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The Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities will offer a virtual holiday market on Wednesday, December 9 from noon to 1 p.m. at aub.ie/bbt.
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- November 17, 2020
- Julianne Garner Named Fourth Annual Recipient of the Wayne Flynt Endowed Graduate Research Award in Alabama History and Culture
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The Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities is pleased to announce that Julianne Garner is the fourth annual Wayne Flynt Endowed Graduate Research Award in Alabama History and Culture.
Last Updated: July 31, 2015