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DR. ANDREW T. AND ALICE O. KOPAN SOCIAL SCIENCES AND LEADERSHIP INAUGURAL LECTURE
HISTORY RHYMES: BLACK ORGANIZING AND PUBLIC EDUCATION POLICY SINCE THE MID-2OTH CENTURY
THURSDAY, MAY 4TH 5:30-7:30 PM, Cortelyou Commons
Join us for the inaugural lecture of The Dr. Andrew T. and Alice O. Kopan College of Education Social Sciences and Leadership Endowed Lecture Series
History Rhymes: Black Organizing and Public Education Policy Since the Mid-20th Century
DePaul University is pleased to welcome Dr. Elizabeth Todd-Breland who will present the inaugural talk of The Dr. Andrew T. and Alice O. Kopan College of Education Social Sciences and Leadership Endowed Lecture Series, “History Rhymes: Black Organizing and Public Education Policy Since the Mid-20th Century.”
Dr. Elizabeth Todd-Breland is author of A Political Education: Black Politics and Education Reform in Chicago Since the 1960s and Associate Professor of History and Affiliated Faculty member in Black Studies at the University of Illinois Chicago.
Dr. Todd-Breland’s talk will explore the racial politics of education reform in Chicago during the 1960s as it unfolded through community-based strategies of Black students, educators, parents, and activists and the relationship to the recent reorganization of the public sphere.
This event is free and open to the public. Please consider bringing your class if you teach on Thursday evenings or offering attendance as an extra credit option if your class meets another evening. You are welcome to forward this email to students, colleagues, and friends who may be interested. Registration is encouraged but not required; please register here.
Thursday
May 5th, 2023
5:30 – 7:30 PM
Cortelyou Commons
2324 North Fremont Street
Chicago, IL 60614
Register here.
Questions?
Contact Dr. Amira Proweller