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By Lanita Withers Goins, University Relations
Contact: (336) 334-3890
Posted 9-1-09
GREENSBORO, N.C. — The recent deaths of famed historian Dr. John Hope Franklin and iconic musician Michael Jackson have spawned national discussions about the impact of their contributions.
Those conversations will continue at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro this fall. The African American Studies Program will host two Conversations with the Community to discuss Franklin and Jackson’s impact and legacy. The public is welcome to the events at no charge.
Dr. Loren Schweninger will lead the discussion on Franklin’s life and work starting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, in the Joyner Room of the Elliott University Center. Franklin, who died March 25, was considered a premier scholar of African American history. A prolific author, his books included “From Slavery to Freedom,” first published in 1947 and still considered a definitive text on the history and experience of blacks in America.
Schweninger, a professor of history at UNCG who has extensively studied race and slavery in America, wrote two books with Franklin: “In Search of the Promised Land: A Slave Family in the Old South” and “Runaway Slave: Rebels on the Plantation.”
A conversation on Michael Jackson’s influence and legacy as a cultural icon will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, in the Kirkland Room of the Elliott University Center. Jackson, whose “Thriller” album still holds the record as the best selling record of all time, died June 25.
For more information on these events, visit www.uncg.edu/afs or call (336) 334-5507.