“Wrong Side of History?”

Worcester-area Public Schools Humanities Scholars Collaborative, April 7, 2010
9-10:30 am, Worcester State College North/South Auditorium

Theme: Dynamic Tension Between the Majority and Minority
Presenters: Dr. Kristin Waters (Philosophy), Dr. Lisa Boehm (Urban Studies), Dr. Tona Hangen (History)

Talk: “On the Wrong Side of History? Taking Sides in School Desegregation, 1954-1976” (PDF)

Reading: excerpt from Part Four of John Steinbeck, Travels with Charley in Search of America – Steinbeck in New Orleans, late fall 1960

Media clips:

http://www.bobdylan.com/#/songs/the-times-they-are-a-changin
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eyesontheprize/resources/vid/21_video_boston_ra.html

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