Unit One DEV

Join professors Rosalyn LaPier and David R. M. Beck at the Urbana Free Library to hear the fascinating stories of Native Americans living in Illinois in the early 20th century.

Erik McDuffie ( African American Studies and History) will discuss his book The Second Battle for Africa: Garveyism, the US Heartland, and Global Black Freedom. Part of the Story & Place event series.

Students can join professors Rosalyn LaPier and David Beck for dinner and conversation at ISR.

This talk will trace the journeys of the artists and activists who converged at Memorial Stadium in September 1985 to make the inaugural Farm Aid concert a landmark event in the history of popular music.

Join us for a festive reception to celebrate new books published this fall! The authors will each offer brief remarks and there will be an informal Q&A about the research and writing process. All are welcome!