RACE AND THE U.S. PRESIDENCY PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES

IN THIS PAST YEAR IN THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS FOR THE 2008 RACE FOR THE PRESIDENCY, THE ISSUE OF RACE FIGURED PROMINENTLY IN THE DEBATE ESPECIALLY WHEN FOR THE FIRT TIME IN U.S. HISTORY AN AFRICAN AMERICAN HAS A GOOD SHOT AT THE PRESIDENCY. THE ROLE OF RELIGION, MORE SPECIFICALLY THE BLACK CHURCH PROPHETIC TRADITION’S INTERSECTION WITH LIBERATION THEOLOGY HAS BECOME A SUBJECT THAT IS BEING DEBATED BY ACADEMICS, POLITICIANS, THE MEDIA AND THE PUBLIC. THIS SERIES IS INTENDED TO SHED LIGHT ON THESE ISSUES AND TO ENGAGE THE CORNELL COMMUNITY IN A DIALOGUE THAT WILL FOSTER A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THESE ISSUES LEADING UP TO THE NOVEMBER ELECTION

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WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 3

LERONE BENNETT
WRITER AND SOCIAL HISTORIAN

LINCOLN, THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS AND RACE

12:15-1:15 PM (SAGE CHAPEL)

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WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 15

GREGORY S. PARKS
PH.D., CORNELL LAW ’08 AND JEFFREY J. RACHLINKSI, PROFESSOR, LAW SCHOOL, CORNELL UNIVERSITY

UNCONSCIOUS RACE AND GENDER BIAS IN THE 2008 PRESIDENTIAL RACE

12:15-1:15 PM (SAGE CHAPEL)

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THURSDAY OCTOBER 16

ANGELA Y. DAVIS
SCHOLAR, ACTIVIST AND PROFESSOR OF HISTORY OF CONSCIOUSNESS, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ.

RACE, DEMOCRACY AND POWER

7:00 PM (SPECIAL EVENT AT SAGE CHAPEL)

RECEPTION AND BOOK SIGNING

4:30 PM – 6:00PM (AFRICANA STUDIES & RESEARCH CENTER, 310 TRIPHAMMER ROAD)

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TUESDAY OCTOBER 21

RACE & THE 2008 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION FACULTY FORUM

FEATURED SPEAKER:

ANGELA Y. DAVIS,
SCHOLAR, ACTIVIST AND PROFESSOR OF HISTORY OF CONSCIOUSNESS, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ.

MODERATOR:
ROBERT L.HARRIS, JR. PROFESSOR, AFRICANA STUDIES AND RESEARCH CENTER, CORNELL UNIVERSITY

PANELIST, CORNELL FACULTY

7:00 PM (SPECIAL EVENT AT SAGE CHAPEL)

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WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 29

DWIGHT HOPKINS
PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, DIVINITY SCHOOL

BLACK THEOLOGY AND THE 2008 PRESIDENTIAL RACE

12:15-1:15 PM (SAGE CHAPEL)

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FOR MORE INFO:
REBECCA SNYDER
255-4444
RMS299@CORNELL.EDU