Will it get much better than this??

The Role and Impact of Diverse Perspectives on History: A Dialog with Dr. Henry Louis Gates and Dr. John Hope Frankin

One of America’s most prominent academics, Dr. Henry Louis Gates has attracted the world’s attention to Harvard’s Afro-American Studies program since he took over as its chair in 1991. He has taken African-American studies beyond the ideological bent of the 1970s and 1980s black power movement, and brought it into a scholarly sphere that is equivalent to all other disciplines.

Dr. John Hope Franklin is unquestionably one of the world’s most renowned, revered and respected historians of African-American and American History. Currently, at the age of 91, he is James B. Duke Professor of History Emeritus, and for seven years was Professor of Legal History at Duke University’s Law School. Inspired by his lifelong example as an academician, historian, intellectual innovator and civil rights activist, Duke University developed the John Hope Franklin Center for Interdisciplinary and International Studies, a museum and unique consortium of programs committed to revitalizing how knowledge is gained and exchanged.

Thu, Apr. 5, 2007
7:30 PM Celebration of Diversity Distinguished Lecture Series

Ticket Prices: Free Admission – Ticket Required

I’m getting my ticket! Frankin has always been my favorite historian and I wouldn’t miss this for anything!