African American Studies
University of Arkansas 		Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences
 
    EVENTS

Every year, the program sponsors a series of invited lectures and supports local commemorations of events such as Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Juneteenth, and Black History Month. We invite you to participate in our program activities and welcome your ideas for new ones.

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At http://www.pbs.org/ you will find a timeline of significant events in African American history.

 

For a listing of University of Arkansas events to honor Martin Luther King, Jr., go to http://dailyheadlines.uark.edu/7506.htm
     
 OUR PAST:THE LEGACY OF SILAS HUNT    CALENDAR

Silas HuntThe University of Arkansas became the first major Southern public university to admit a black student without litigation when Silas Hunt of Texarkana, an African American veteran of World War II, was admitted to the University's law school in 1948.
    Roy Wilkins, administrator of the NAACP, wrote in 1950 that Arkansas was the "very first of the Southern states to accept the new trend without fighting a delaying action or attempting to . . . limit, if not nullify, bare compliance."
   Silas Hunt Hall, across from the law school, was dedicated in his honor as the student admissions center in 1993. An historical marker is located along Maple Avenue, in front of Silas Hunt Hall.

  

2008-2009 Events:

• The UA African American Studies Program hosts a student/faculty mixer each semester.  This event is a great opportunity for students to engage colleagues and professors in an informal setting.  There is always free food, great conversation, and fun! The fall mixer is scheduled for September 4 at 6 p.m. in the Multicultural Center.

•African American Studies will be hosting Entertainment: Core Ensemble-- Ain't I a Woman! is a music theatre work for actress and trio (cello, piano, percussion). It celebrates the life and times of 4 African American women: novelist and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston, ex-slave and abolitionist Sojourner Truth,  artist Clementine Hunter, and fervent civil rights worker Fannie Lou Hamer. The music is drawn from the spirituals and blues of the Deep South,  the Jazz Age, and contemporary concert music . February 24, 2009 . 6 p.m. Union Theatre

• Forum on Africa --- Date--TBA Union Ballroom. Learn about the study abroad experiences of some of your fellow students as you learn about Africa!

• African American Studies is planning to take an educational (and fun) trip in the spring to Kansas City, Missouri February 27-March1, 2009. We plan to visit the Negro Leagues Museum and a Museum of Jazz. Students who have declared a minor or combined major will be given priority regarding attendance. Contact Dr. Charles Robinson (cfrobins@uark.edu) for more information.

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