On August 30th, to mark the 400th anniversary of the beginning of slavery in North America, UC Berkeley will host an initiative throughout the 2019-2020 academic school year, called "400 Years of Resistance to Slavery and Injustice".
The mission of the initiative is to "organiz[e] a series of events that include speaking engagements, film showings and art performances that honor and celebrate the extraordinary intellectual, social, and cultural contributions of African Americans to our nation; examine the long-lasting impacts of slavery; and explore the roots and consequences of continued discrimination, bias, and inequality in our society."
The first event of this series is a daylong Symposium on August 30th, featuring prominent national scholars, including History Department faculty Waldo Martin and Stephanie Jones-Rogers.
To learn more about the full initiative and to register for the August 30th symposium, click here.
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