Music and Racial Justice: From Abolition to Black Lives Matter

Apr 4, 2018
Time: Wednesday 6:45-8:45pm
Location:
King Arts Complex >>
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Sponsor:
The Ohio State University College of Social Work and
King Arts Complex
Fee:
Free, seating is first come, first served.
Free parking is available on the street and behind the building.
Registration closed: Mar 28, 2018
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An evening of song, narration, and images.

Fee:
Free, seating is first come, first served.
Free parking is available on the street and behind the building.
Registration closed: Mar 28, 2018

Throughout our history, social movements have relied on music as a way to share their stories and to unite their members. Music has shown the plight of the oppressed as well as the depth of their resistance.

The 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. provides a compelling opportunity to present the ways the battle for racial justice has been fought.

The Ohio State University College of Social Work, in collaboration with the King Arts Complex, invites you to join them in honoring the memory of Dr. King. With musical help from the Sutton Entertainment Group, a Central Ohio live entertainment and event planning agency, they will show how music inspired and informed movements for racial justice across five eras in American history. You will also see how the common themes of white supremacy, oppression, sanctioned violence against African Americans and resistance impacted these five historical periods.

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