Topeka, Kan. – Dr. Karlos Hill will discuss “The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre: Lessons and Legacies” Thursday, Feb. 24, via Zoom. Hill is Regents’ Professor and Chair of African and African American Studies at the University of Oklahoma. This event is free but registration is required. The public is welcome.
When: Thursday, Feb. 24, at 6 p.m.
Where: Zoom, register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-1921-tulsa-race-massacre-lessons-and-legacies-tickets-271321839927?aff=ebdsoporgprofile to receive the registration link
Details: This event is sponsored by the Washburn University Office of Diversity and Inclusion, the Washburn University College of Arts and Sciences and the Washburn University Department of History. This is a WUmester event. WUmester is intended to foster a university-wide conversation on a topic related to social justice that will change each spring semester. The goal of the program is to engage the entire WU community in a cross-disciplinary learning experience on timely subjects and help students see the connections between the subjects they study in the classroom and real-world debates and problems. The spring 2022 topic is truth.
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For further information, contact:
Joy Bailes
Assistant Director of Public Relations
Telephone: (785) 670-2153
Cell: (785) 230-1648
Email: joy.bailes@washburn.edu
