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Wake of Ferguson, Talk to Explore Modern Civil Rights

CHR Hosts Event Honoring Black History Month

Written By Marissa Filletti '18, PR Intern

Contact - cleogrande@utica.edu

Utica, NY (02/10/2015) - On Wednesday, Feb. 18, Utica College’s Center for Historical Research will host a talk in honor of Black History Month. Kathryn Silva, assistant professor of history at UC, will speak on “Interpreting the Long Civil Rights Movement in the Wake of Ferguson.”

Professor Silva earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts and went on to earn her master’s degree and Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina. Some of her academic interests include African American labor and gender history as well as 20th century United States.

The presentation will be held in Macfarlane Auditorium, DePerno Hall at 7 p.m.

This event is free and open to the public. For more information on this event, visit utica.edu/ssm/history or contact David G. Wittner, professor of history and director of the Center for Historical Research at Utica College at dwittne@utica.edu.

About Utica College – Utica College, founded in 1946, is a comprehensive private institution offering bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees. The College, located in upstate central New York, approximately 90 miles west of Albany and 50 miles east of Syracuse, currently enrolls over 4,000 students in 36 undergraduate majors, 27 minors, 21 graduate programs and a number of pre-professional and special programs.