Let's Talk Series: The Arrival of the First Africans in America to their Descendants in the Revolutionary WarSpeaker: Ric Murphy, Educator, Historian, Lecturer, and Award Winning Author
Documented Africans arrived on the shores of English America in August 1619. Their contributions sustained the earliest days of the English colonies, and in the dawn of the American Revolution, Americans of African descent heard the patriotic call for liberty. From noted author and documentarian Ric Murphy explores the untold story of America's Arrival of the First Africans and the legacy they left behind. Ric Murphy is an educator, historian, lecturer, and award winning author, including the highly acclaimed Freedom Road. Ric was a Senior Executive Fellow at Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government; and he has a Masters in Urban Affairs from Boston University, and a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Massachusetts. Mr. Murphy has served in elected and appointed positions within state and local governments, and has taught and lectured at the post secondary level. He has served as Chairman of the Board of several private and community based organizations; Before the Event Although not required to attend this event, we suggest the following materials:
Where and how you choose to spend money has power. Please consider purchasing books from a black-owned bookstore. All registered participants will have access to a brief pre-event survey that allows questions to be submitted to our speaker. During the Event This is a webinar style event. All registered participants will have the opportunity to submit questions to our speaker. Questions will be screened and asked, given the time allowed. After the Event All registered participants will receive a post-event email including a survey and additional resources. A recording of the event will be publicly available on the Dock C. Bracy Center for Human Reconciliation website, in the days following our event. Please join us via Zoom onWednesday, April 17, 2024, 7-9 pm EDT (UTC-4) Wednesday, April 17, 2024 Boston 7:00 pm EDT (UTC-4) Chicago 6:00 pm CDT (UTC-5) Salt Lake City 5:00 pm MDT (UTC-6) Seattle 4:00 pm PDT (UTC-7) Honolulu 1:00 pm HST (UTC-10 Corresponding UTC (GMT) 23:00 Website & Social Tags Website: https://www.ricmurphy.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ Documentary Official Site: https://www.arrivalfirstafricans.com Facebook: Arrival of the First Africans in English America https://www.facebook.com/ Twitter: @1stafricans https://twitter.com/ Instagram: @arrivalfirstafricans https://www.instagram.com/ Contact Dock C. Bracy Center for Human Reconciliation ***@dcbcenter.org Photos: https://www.prlog.org/ https://www.prlog.org/ https://www.prlog.org/ https://www.prlog.org/ End
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