RACC-AAMU 2013 AGENDA

Department of Social Sciences READING ACROSS THE CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY RACC-AAMU 2013 (Dedicated to the memory of Kenneth Gunn) “I now understood…the pathway from slavery to freedom…I set out with high hope, and a fixed purpose, at whatever cost of trouble….to learn how to READ” Frederick Douglass Selected Reading: Slavery By Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans From the Civil War to World War II by Douglas Blackmon Blog address: https://racc-aamu2013.blogspot.com January 31: RACC 2013 Kickoff –Drake Hall  Faculty Lecture/Overview of RACC Program, Book and Blog  Led by Stephanie N. Allen & Douglas Turner  Required Attendance for All Majors  Familial connections to Sloss Furnaces (via meeting, twitter, facebook, etc) February 7: 12:30-2pm – Drake Hall  Faculty Panel – Part 1: Discussion of Chapters 1-4  Led by Craig Patton February 21: 12:30-2pm – Drake Hall  Faculty and Student Panel – Part 2: Discussion of Chapters 5-8  Led by Diane Wilkinson and Donna Burnell February 28: 12:30 -2pm Slavery By Another Name Film – Drake Hall March 7: Midterm Week March 14: Spring Break March 21 or 22: Field Trip to Sloss Furnaces (details forthcoming) March 28: 12:30-2pm – Drake Hall  Faculty and Student Panel – Part 3: Discussion of Chapters 9-12  Led by Michael Vaughn April 2: 12:30-2pm – Drake Hall  Faculty and Student Panel – Part 3: Discussion of Chapters 13-15  Led by Joseph Rosher and Rosanna Chang April 11: 12:30-2pm – Drake Hall  Faculty and Student Panel – Part 3: Discussion of Chapters 16, 17 and Epilogue  Led by Tracey Norrell April 18th : Author Douglas Blackmon Lecture-Elmore Gym  Required Attendance  Kenneth Gunn Essay Award Winner Announced*  *Monetary Prize Awarded---Essay due in DSS office by 10:00am 4/15/13