Apr 20, 2005
James Winders Will Discuss African Musicians in France Thursday and Friday
James Winders, professor of history at Appalachian State University, will give talks about issues relating to African musicians in France Thursday and…
James Winders, professor of history at Appalachian State University, will give talks about issues relating to African musicians in France Thursday and…
Kofi Asare Opoku, professor of religious studies at Lafayette, spoke on “The Influence of Africa on Paul Robeson’s Life and Work” (see conference schedule)…
Artist Loren Madsen, whose exhibit “6 Billion Monkeys” is currently on display at Lafayette, will deliver a lecture at 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 20, followed…
Paul Von Blum, senior lecturer in African American studies at University of California, Los Angeles, spoke on “Paul Robeson: The Quintessential Public…
Nelson Peery, veteran revolutionary organizer, founding member of the League of Revolutionaries for a New America (formerly the Communist Labor Party)…
Poet, playwright, and essayist Amiri Baraka spoke on “The Significance of Paul Robeson’s Theater Productions” (see conference schedule). The moderator…
Harry R. Targ, professor of political science and American studies at Purdue University, and conference director John T. McCartney, professor and head…
James E. Lennertz, associate professor of government and law at Lafayette, spoke on “Paul Robeson’s Lifelong Brush with the Law” (see conference schedule)…
Lamont Yeakey, associate professor of history at California State University, Los Angeles, spoke on “Robeson: Forgotten Hero Who Laid the Foundation for…
Charles Musser, professor of film and American studies at Yale University, spoke on “Robeson’s Research for His Roles in Films and Plays” (see conference…