All events listed are FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC unless otherwise noted.

2009 Spring Events

March 20th and 21st

Marcus Garvey, Garveyism, and the U.N.I.A.:
A Conference

New perspectives on the historical significance and legacies of one of the
20^th Century’s largest political movements

To access participant papers, please click on their name

Friday, March 20th

8:30 am - 9:15 am          Check – In and Continental Breakfast

9:30 am - 12noon           Session I: Garveyism and the South

“Garveyism and the Eschatology of African Redemption in the Rural South 1920 – 1934” - Jarod Roll, University of Sussex

“Reconfiguring the Roots and Routes of New Negro Activism: Garveyism and the Black Radical Tradition in New Orleans, Louisiana and Norfolk, Virginia 1918-1935” - Claudrena Harold, University of Virginia

“Updating the Garvey Legacy in the South: New Research Possibilities and the Thomas Watson Harvey Papers” - Mary G. Rolinson, Georgia State University

Chair and Comment: Thomas Sugrue, University of Pennsylvania

12noon - 1:45 pm                    Lunch

2:00 pm - 4:30pm          Session II: International Garveyism

“Provincial Design:The Impact of 'American Negroes' and Garveyism in Early 20th Century South Afica ” – Robert Trent Vinson, William and Mary College

“The Visible Horizon: Garveyism and the Articulation of Diaspora in Central Africa” – Adam Ewing, Harvard University

“‘Tell ‘Em We Rising’: Garveyism and the African Orthodox Church” – Tshepo Masango, University of Pennsylvania

Chair and Comment: Barbara D. Savage, University of Pennsylvania

6:00pm - 9:00pm                    Dinner (by Invitation Only)

Saturday, March 21st

8:30 am - 9:15 am          Check – In and Continental Breakfast

9:30 am - 12noon          Session I: Garvey's Legacies

“Reclaiming the Fallen: Garveyites During the Great   Depression” - Daniel Dalrymple, Michigan State University

“The Negro Joan of Arc: Henrietta Vinson Davis and the Universal Improvement Association” – Natanya Duncan, University of Florida

Chair and Comment: Wendell Pritchett, University of Pennsylvania

12noon - 1:45 pm                    Lunch

2:00 pm - 4:30pm          Session II: Garveyism and the U.N.I.A. Today

James Spady

Leandre Jackson

Horace O. Russell

Rupert Lewis

Chair and Comment: Steven Hahn, University of Pennsylvania

4:30pm - 6:00pm                    Reception

Registration is FREE.  To register for the conference, click HERE

The Inn at Penn
3600 Samson Street

Registration FREE and REQUIRED for entrance.
Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.


Free and Open to the Public

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April 3rd

SOARS
Story of a Rape Survivor

SOARS (Story of a Rape Survivor) is  considered one of the most innovative and entertaining programs of its kind, SOARS documents Professor Salamishah Tillet's personal journey of surviving and healing from sexual violence by featuring a diverse cast of women who use modern dance, spoken-word, music, and photography to retell this universal story of triumph and hope.

6:00 pm

The Rotunda
40th and Walnut Streets

Co-sponsored with The Rotunda

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April 23rd

Race and Sports

Marion Jones

5:30 pm

Huntsmann Hall Auditorium
38th and Walnut Streets

Co-sponsored with The Wharton Sports Business Initiative

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