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The Second Battle for Africa: Louise Little, Midwestern Garveyism, and the Politics of Possibility

Event Type
Lecture
Sponsor
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
Location
301 North Neil, Suite 201, Champaign, IL 61820
Date
Dec 10, 2024   12:00 - 1:30 pm  
Speaker
Erik McDuffie
Cost
free
Registration
Registration
Contact
Kathryn Williams
E-Mail
olli@illinois.edu
Phone
217-244-9141
Originating Calendar
Campus General Request Event

OLLI at Illinois (301 N. Neil, Champaign) is offering this lecture as part of "A Taste of OLLI". Drawn from his forthcoming book, The Second Battle for Africa: Garveyism, the US Heartland, and Global Black Freedom, Professor McDuffie will discuss the diasporic journeys and the grassroots, pan-African activism of Louise Little, the Grenada-born community activist best known as the mother of Malcolm X. 

This lecture if free and open to the public and will take place at the OLLI office and on Zoom. For further details and information about registration, please visit olli.illinois.edu or call 217-244-9141.This study group if free and open to the public and will take place at the OLLI office and on Zoom. For further details and information about registration, please visit olli.illinois.edu or call 217-244-9141.




 

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