February 26, 2014 | 5:30 PM
1420-1430 (Segal Rooms)
Harbour Centre
515 W. Hastings St.

Our historical memory of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X most often sets them in opposition –racial integrationism vs. separatism, pacifism vs. violence, “good” vs. “bad” black leader (or vice versa).  But what happens if we move beyond this dualism and examine these African American icons together? What if we consider how and why their respective struggles for black liberation and historical legacies were and are interconnected and interdependent? In honour of Black History Month, this talk will do just that, and promises both to complicate your idea of both men and deepen your understanding of the African American freedom struggle.

This event is free and open to the general public. Reserve your spot using the form below or by sending an email to histcomm@sfu.ca.

KAREN FERGUSON

Karen Ferguson holds a doctorate in African-American history from Duke University in North Carolina. Her research is concerned with the ways that race and public policy intersect in American urban politics. Her latest book, Top Down: The Ford Foundation, Black Power, and the Reinvention of Racial Liberalism considers the continuities and changes in racial liberalism in the 1960s and 1970s as its focus shifted from civil-rights integrationism to multiculturalism.

NB: This event has reached capacity. To register your name on the wait list, please send an email to histcomm@sfu.ca.