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Movement: Atlanta’s Journey to Leadership in the Quest for Civil and Human Rights
February 25, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Join the Bartow History Museum as Dr. Clarissa Myrick-Harris, Morehouse College professor, presents Movement: Atlanta’s Journey to Leadership in the Quest for Civil and Human Rights. Dr. Clarissa Myrick-Harris will discuss:
- How Black Atlantans’ Activism in the late 19th Century laid the foundation for Atlanta’s role in the Civil Rights Movement in the mid- 20th century
- Why Atlanta emerged as a major incubator of prominent black leaders and headquarters for national civil rights organizations
- Little known Black women leaders in Atlanta during the height of the Civil Rights Movement
This is a Zoom lecture. Tickets are required. Tickets
Members – Free
Non-members – $6.50
