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February 13

February 13: Panel Discussion, 5:30-7 pm,
Stone Center Auditorium, Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black History and Culture
Stomping Down: The Foodworkers Strikes of 1969 and the Black Student Movement

Moderator:

  • Dr. Archie Ervin: Associate Provost for Diversity and Multicultural Affairs

Panelists:

  • Adolph Reed: One of the original members of the Black Student Movement, now a political science professor at the University of Pennsylvania
  • Freddie Parker: A participant in the foodworkers strikes; now a professor of history at North Carolina Central University
  • Julius Chambers: Attorney who represented the foodworkers in their conflict with the University; later chancellor of N.C. Central University; now a practicing attorney and director of the Center for Civil Rights and clinical professor in the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Law
  • Renae McPherson: Current UNC-Chapel Hill student; president of the Black Student Movement
"Stomping Down!": The Black Student Movement and the Foodworkers' Strikes of 1969

The short documentary "Women Behind the Lines" is screened as introduction

"Stomping Down!": The Black Student Movement and the Foodworkers' Strikes of 1969

Left to right: Renae McPherson, Dr. Freddie Parker, Dr. Adolph Reed, Julius Chambers

"Stomping Down!": The Black Student Movement and the Foodworkers' Strikes of 1969

Fellow panelists listen as Dr. Adolph Reed gives his perspective as a member of the Black Student Movement in 1969

"Stomping Down!": The Black Student Movement and the Foodworkers' Strikes of 1969

Moderator for the evening's panel: Dr. Archie Ervin, Associate Provost and Director of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs

"Stomping Down!": The Black Student Movement and the Foodworkers' Strikes of 1969

The audience enjoys the engaging discussion from the panelists

"Stomping Down!": The Black Student Movement and the Foodworkers' Strikes of 1969

Exhibit co-curators Tim West (left) and Biff Hollingsworth

"Stomping Down!": The Black Student Movement and the Foodworkers' Strikes of 1969

Renae McPherson listens carefully to Dr. Freddie Parker

"Stomping Down!": The Black Student Movement and the Foodworkers' Strikes of 1969

Left to right: Renae McPherson, Dr. Freddie Parker, Dr. Adolph Reed, Julius Chambers

"Stomping Down!": The Black Student Movement and the Foodworkers' Strikes of 1969

Julius Chambers, who represented striking foodworkers in 1969

"Stomping Down!": The Black Student Movement and the Foodworkers' Strikes of 1969

Dr. Freddie Parker, who participated in the 1969 strike