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The Civil Rights Movement //**
 * // April History Forum //**



**// Wednesday, April 28, 2010, 4:15 PM to 6:30 PM //****// Luce Hall, 34 Hillhouse Avenue, New Haven, CT //**

The Teaching American History program **// Democratic Vistas //** invites all interested teachers to attend our April History Forum: “The Civil Rights Movement.” This forum will be held on Wednesday, April 28, 2010, at the Luce Hall, 34 Hillhouse Avenue, New Haven, CT.

Our guest will be Yohuru Williams. Dr. Williams is Associate Professor of History and Co-Director of Black Studies at Fairfield University. He received his Ph.D. from Howard University. His publications include //Black Politics/White Power: Civil Rights Black Power and Black Panthers in New Haven// and //A Constant Struggle: African-American History from 1865 to the Present Documents and Essays//. His research and teaching interests include the African-American experience and the civil rights movement in New England.

Professor Williams will discuss the history of the civil rights movement, with a special emphasis on how it can be taught in the classroom. Program: ** The Civil Rights Movement: A Lecture and Discussion Dinner
 * 4:15 to 6:00 PM **
 * 6:00 to 6:30 PM **

A forty dollar stipend and CEUs are available for participating teachers. We are accepting sixty participants to this forum. Dinner will be included. Registration is required; deadline for registration is April 16th. Please complete an application online at the Democratic Vistas site. Special consideration will be given to social studies, language arts and special education teachers. You will be notified by April 19th as to whether or not you have been accepted to participate in this monthly forum.