Sunday, April 26, 2009

April 27th-May 3rd

Preview
1. Final Honors 2009
2. "Victory at Moncure Plywood: Personal Histories of Racial Injustice and Labor Relations in the South"
3. "Histories and Humanities at HBCUs: Embracing the Legacy of John Hope Franklin"
4. North Carolina Symphony

BSA Programs
Final Honors
BSA will be hosting Final Honors on Saturday, May 9th. We are still looking for ushers for the event. If you are living on West Campus and are interested in being an usher, please send an e-mail to Odera at odera.umeano@duke.edu.

Academic Events
Wednesday, April 29th
The Center for Documentary Studies presents "Victory at Moncure Plywood: Personal Histories of Racial Injustice and Labor Relations in the South" at 6:30 pm in the Center for Documentary Studies Auditorium. The students in the class "Behind the Veil: Documenting African American Life in the Jim Crow South" will present the story of a recent strike at Moncure, North Carolina plywood factory as told by the workers themselves.

Friday, May 1st
The John Hope Franklin Center presents "Histories & Humanities at HBCUs: Embracing the Legacy of John Hope Franklin" from 9:00 am-5:00 pm in John Hope Franklin Center 240. This one-day symposium and workshop will bring together students, faculty and administrators from Duke and area HBCUs to explore ways of creating institutional collaborations around the arts and the humanities, and across older historical divisions in the region and beyond.

Cultural Events
Thursday, April 30th
The North Carolina Symphony will be performing with North Carolina Master Chorale and the Choral Society of Durham from 8:00-9:00 pm in the Chapel.

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