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Center for Creative Retirement
APRIL 14
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Kerry Taylor, PhD, Associate Professor of History, The Citadel
Hampton Park and the Lost Revolutions of the 1950s
In the 1950s, two iconic cultural figures, baseball player Hank Aaron and singer Elvis Presley performed at the College Park stadium in Hampton Park. Hank Aaron broke Charleston’s color line in baseball. Elvis Presley sang to a crowd of four thousand young fans. Dr. Taylor will explore these two events in the context of southern history and the social movements of the postwar era.
2:00 - 2:30 p.m. Social / Refreshments
2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Carolyn P. Jenkins, Ph.D., author, educator
Blazing Toward Freedom: The Life of Septima Poinsette Clark
Carolyn Jenkins will discuss the work of teacher Septima Clark in elevating educational opportunities for African American students and adults. Clark advocated for African American teachers being able to teach all children and adults. Clark was a civil rights activist working alongside Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Further info and membership: go.Charleston.edu/CCR
Event Links
Website: https://go.evvnt.com/2991809-0
