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Lunch and Learn with Professor Peniel Joseph

September 10 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Peniel Joseph

Lunch and Learn with Professor Peniel Joseph
Barbara Jordan Chair in Ethics and Values & Director, Center for the Study of Race and Democracy
University of Texas at Austin

Featuring his new book, Freedom Season: How 1963 Transformed America’s Civil Rights Revolution

Wednesday, September 10
12–1:30 pm
Mackay Campus Center, Main Lounge

Join us for a special conversation with Professor Peniel Joseph as he shares insights from his groundbreaking new book, Freedom Season: How 1963 Transformed America’s Civil Rights Revolution. The event will include a lecture and Q&A, moderated by KC Choi, Kyung-Chik Han Chair Professor of Asian American Theology, and Lisa Bowens, Associate Professor of New Testament.

Bring your lunch or grab it from Mackay and be part of this engaging discussion.

Free and open to the public. Space is limited.

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Peniel Joseph
Photo by Erica-Dauzacke

Peniel E. Joseph is the Barbara Jordan Chair in Ethics and Political Values, founding director of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy at the LBJ School of Public Affairs, and distinguished service leadership professor and professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author and editor of eight award-winning books on African American history, including The Third Reconstruction and The Sword and the Shield. He lives in Austin, Texas.

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