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Wednesday, October 03, 2018
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
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https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1968-behind-the-marches-tickets-49396990729
Find out how the values of Quakerism shaped the defining social movements of the 1960s, including the Civil Rights Movement, the Freedom Summer of 1964, and the Anti-War protests.
Speaker's Bios:
Dr. Christina Larocco is editor of the Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography and scholarly programs manager at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. She researches, writes, and speaks about women’s history and the history of social movements.
Panelists
Dr. Michael Long is a faculty member in the Religious Studies Department of Elizabethtown College and is the author and editor of several books on civil rights, politics, and religion, including a collection of letters belonging to Bayard Rustin.
Dr. Amy Rutenberg is a faculty member at the Department of History at Iowa State University. Her work looks at the anti-war efforts throughout modern history and she has conducted research into the work of the American Friends Service Committee in anti-war efforts and draft resistance.
Dr. Tracy E. K’Meyer is a faculty member of the History Department at the University of Louisville. Her research covers modern social movements as well as progressive faith-based activism. Her current research is on the work of the American Friends Service Committee’s efforts in housing integration and development.
Speaker's Bios:
Dr. Christina Larocco is editor of the Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography and scholarly programs manager at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. She researches, writes, and speaks about women’s history and the history of social movements.
Panelists
Dr. Michael Long is a faculty member in the Religious Studies Department of Elizabethtown College and is the author and editor of several books on civil rights, politics, and religion, including a collection of letters belonging to Bayard Rustin.
Dr. Amy Rutenberg is a faculty member at the Department of History at Iowa State University. Her work looks at the anti-war efforts throughout modern history and she has conducted research into the work of the American Friends Service Committee in anti-war efforts and draft resistance.
Dr. Tracy E. K’Meyer is a faculty member of the History Department at the University of Louisville. Her research covers modern social movements as well as progressive faith-based activism. Her current research is on the work of the American Friends Service Committee’s efforts in housing integration and development.
