Conference
Local Studies, a National Movement:
Toward a Historiography of the Black Freedom Movement
Friday, March 24-Sunday, March 26, 2006
State University of New York
Geneseo, NY

SUNY Geneseo is hosting a conference, "Local Studies, a National Movement: Toward a Historiography of the Black Freedom Movement," from Friday, March 24-Sunday, March 26, 2006. The conference includes: Keynote addresses on Friday afternoon and Saturday by:

• John Dittmer, "Southern Community Studies and Their Critics"
  
• Charles Payne, "Why Study the Movement?"

Panels on Friday afternoon and Saturday:

• "Local Studies: What Do They Tell Us? Why Do They Matter?"
  

• "Moving Beyond Dichotomies: Reframing Nonviolence vs. Violence, Integration vs. Nationalism, and Civil Rights vs. Black Power"

• "Women, Gender, and Leadership"

Teaching workshop on Sunday morning, with an emphasis on the organizing tradition and self-defense.

In addition to Charles Payne, Duke University, and John Dittmer, professor emeritus, DePauw University, confirmed participants include: Komozi Woodard, Sarah Lawrence College; Hasan Kwame Jeffries, Ohio State University; Jeanne Theoharis, Brooklyn College; Robyn Spencer, Penn State University; Todd Moye, University of North Texas; Wesley Hogan, Virginia State University; and Emilye Crosby, Geneseo College, SUNY.

Geneseo is located about a half hour south of Rochester, NY. This conference is sponsored in part by the Conversations in the Disciplines Program of the State University of New York.

For more information:
Website
Emilye Crosby
Associate Professor
History Department
1 College Circle
Geneseo, NY 14554
(585) 245-5374
crosby@geneseo.edu

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