{"id":22387,"date":"2021-06-04T12:37:24","date_gmt":"2021-06-04T16:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/?p=22387"},"modified":"2021-06-07T09:39:55","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T13:39:55","slug":"dr-carter-g-woodson-lyceum-to-host-online-public-lectures-as-part-of-institute-on-black-history-instruction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/2021\/06\/dr-carter-g-woodson-lyceum-to-host-online-public-lectures-as-part-of-institute-on-black-history-instruction\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Carter G. Woodson Lyceum to host online public lectures as part of Institute on Black History Instruction"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Dr. Carter G. Woodson Lyceum at Marshall University is inviting the Tri-State community to attend two special lectures during its Institute on Black History Instruction \u2013 one celebrating Juneteenth, the other recalling the significant role played by Woodson and others in the struggle to educate African Americans. The lectures will take place on Saturday and Sunday, June 19 and June 20.<\/p>\n

Burnis Morris, co-founder and director of the Woodson Lyceum, said because the summer institute for teachers begins on June 19 (\u201cJuneteenth\u201d), the entire community will be given access to the presentation about the end of American slavery in 1865.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe observance has been growing in popularity in recent years,\u201d Morris said. \u201cHowever, few people in this region seem to know much about Juneteenth, and we\u2019ve invited an outstanding speaker to commemorate this historic event.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Juneteenth speaker is Dr. Joseph Tucker Edmonds, assistant professor of Africana Studies and Religious Studies and associate director of the Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture, all at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. He also is president of the Indianapolis branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, an organization founded in 1915 by Woodson, the former Huntington educator who is considered the Father of Black History. The public may access this 11:45 a.m. June 19 presentation through the following link: https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/2bmusaed<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The second lecture open to the public is a \u201cBook Talk\u201d with Dr. Jarvis Givens, assistant professor of education at Harvard University. Givens\u2019 new book, \u201cFugitive Pedagogy: Carter G. Woodson and the Art of Black Teaching,\u201d was just published by Harvard University Press. His presentation is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. June 20. The session is available using this link: https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/ypnt46ee<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The lyceum\u2019s fourth institute for teachers is supported by a grant from the West Virginia Humanities Council. It convenes June 19-23 as a virtual program. The institute is a graduate humanities course offering three credits. The teachers receive $500 stipends, and their tuition expenses are covered by the grant. The Woodson Lyceum was formed in 2016 as a collaboration between Marshall\u2019s Drinko Academy and W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications.<\/p>\n

\u201cBefore Woodson began the Negro History Movement (Black History Movement) in 1915 with the founding of the association, Black History received little respect in America, and African Americans\u2019 achievements were often denied by mainstream educators,\u201d Morris said. \u201cHowever, Woodson\u2019s work \u2013 including creating Negro History Week\/Black History Month \u2013 changed all that. Few people today would deny Blacks have contributed much to America.<\/p>\n

\u201cMuch work remains since Woodson\u2019s efforts to put Black contributions in classes and educate society at large \u2014 beyond celebrating Black History each February.\u201d<\/p>\n

Morris, however, said because of centuries of neglect and misinformation about African Americans, few people know much about Black History. He said teachers need support in their classes and they need tools, which the institute provides.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe lyceum supports integrating Black History in classes and education generally,\u201d he said. \u201cThe institute makes a strong statement about our commitment to Woodson\u2019s cause, which is our cause, too.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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