Carter G. Woodson Center for Interracial Education

On April 4th, 2024 (the 56th memorial of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.) The Carter G Woodson Center for In*******al Education hosted a Teach-In with Dr. Cynthia Ganote that explored our commitment to In*******al Education and In*******al Coalition Building as a tool to promote educational unity. This event was a part of our investigation of the Heart of Berea as a part of the inauguration of Berea College's 10th President, Dr. Cheryl Nixon.

In*******al Coalition Building and our Aspirations Toward Educational Unity 2024 On April 4th, 2024 (the 56th memorial of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.) The Carter G Woodson Center for In*******al Education hosted a Teac...

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We proudly recognize our distinguished 1903 alumnus, Dr. Carter G. Woodson, widely known as the “Father of Black History." Woodson was born to formerly enslaved African Americans. He was determined to get an education and, through self-instruction, learned the fundamentals of common school subjects before attending Berea College.

He committed himself to the field of African American history and diligently worked to make sure the subject was studied by scholars and taught in schools. He formalized that by establishing Negro History Week in February 1926 to promote the study of African American history. The program was later expanded and renamed Black History Month.

Be sure to follow the Carter G. Woodson Center for In*******al Education! Learn more about the center here: https://www.berea.edu/centers/carter-g-woodson-center-for-in*******al-education.

Hello, Friends of the Carter G Woodson Center. Unfortunately, due to weather conditions in Berea, we will have to cancel our programming for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Since we are unable to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. King together, please enjoy this video that we had planned to use as an introduction to our convocation speaker with words from Dr. King discussing the urgent need for a Poor People's Campaign. We will continue to discuss this effort at in*******al coalition building as we go forward into 2024.

MLK 2024 on the Poor People’s Campaign Please enjoy this video that we had planned to play to introduce our MLK Memorial Convocation today. I look forward to continuing to discuss Dr. King's Poor ...

Join us in celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on January, 15th, 2024. Our program is titled Why We Can't Wait: Moving Forward Together. I am looking forward to speaking briefly about the Poor People's Campaign and King's legacy of in*******al coalition building. We will hear from Dr. Cheryl Nixon, President of Berea College, as well as representatives from the City of Berea and the Berea Human Rights Commission. We will also hear a convocation from Samantha Johnson at 3 PM. I hope you can join us.

MOUNTAIN DAY '23 is less than a day away 🏔🦋🍄!!

Remember to dress warm, it can get cold on the mountain.

Hello, Friends of the Carter G Woodson Center for In*******al Education, Today we are saddened to share the passing of Jessie Reasor Zander who was a great friend to Berea College and to the Woodson Center. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family during this time.

Celebrate bell hooks’s life, love and legacy on the eve of her birthday, on Sunday, Sept. 24th. Join us for altar-making, a walking tour of hook’s home and Institute, a live performance by the funk and soul band , and a center hop, where you can collect original bell hooks stickers! We look forward to seeing you there.

Original art created by bell hooks center student programmer Adriel Rocha.

Hello, Friends of the Woodson Center! I had the opportunity to do a podcast interview with New Books Network about my new book, Struggle for the Street: Social Networks and the Struggle for Civil Rights in Pittsburgh. If you have an hour and want to learn more, take a listen.

Jessica D. Klanderud, "Struggle for the Street: Social Networks and the Struggle for Civil Rights in Pittsburgh" (UNC Press, 2023) by New Books in Critical Theory An interview with Jessica D. Klanderud

Hello, Friends of the Woodson Center! Today I want to share more about the Freedom Rides Museum in Montgomery, AL. This museum is housed in the former Grayhound Bus terminal where the Freedom Riders faced brutal violence for challenging the enforcement of US law forbidding segregation on interstate bus travel. This summer, an in*******al group of Bereans will also travel on a bus together to celebrate how far we've come and learn more about how much further we need to go.

"In 1961 groups of volunteers made history by challenging the practice of segregated travel through the South. They called themselves Freedom Riders as they crossed racial barriers in depots and onboard buses. The 1961 Freedom Riders did not begin or end their journey in Montgomery, Alabama, but their arrival changed the city and our nation.

Freedom Riders, black and white, male and female, none of them older than 22, stepped off a bus at the Montgomery Greyhound Station on May 20, 1961. They were prepared to meet mob violence with non-violence and courage. They prepared farewell letters and wills. Their goal was to help end racial segregation in public transportation. And they did."

in 1961, a group of five Freedom Riders led by Rev. Benjamin Elton Cox was arrested in Little Rock, AR for attempting to use a whites only waiting room of a segregated bus station. This was the second Freedom Ride that Rev. Cox participated in, as he was one of the thirteen original CORE Riders stopped by mob violence in Alabama earlier that summer. This time, rather than a mob attack, he and his fellow Riders were faced with arrest and trial. After their conviction, the judge offered them a choice: Leave Arkansas the way that they had come, or spend six months in jail. The Freedom Riders chose jail, but were released after only three days, when mounting public pressure forced Arkansas authorities to acknowledge that their detainment was not legal. The Freedom Riders had won another victory in the fight against segregation.

The attached image shows Freedom Riders Rev. B. Elton Cox and Janet Reinitz in a jail cell in Little Rock, AR.

We are pleased to continue to uphold our commitment to in*******al education. We look forward to working with President Cheryl Nixon to uphold all the Great Commitments of Berea College.

Statement from Incoming Berea College President Cheryl Nixon Dr. Cheryl Nixon, who takes office as Berea College’s 10th President on July 1, has issued the following statement on Berea’s mission in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s recent decision on the use of race as a factor in college and university admissions.

Hello, friends of the Woodson Center. In a little over a month we will be departing on our bi-annual faculty staff civil rights tour. I plan to share some of the stops we will visit along our journey. I'm so excited to share that we will be visiting the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home in Jackson Mississippi. If you don't know about Medgar Evers, I highly recommend learning more.

Medgar Evers battled for civil rights. His home shows what it cost him. NAACP leader Medgar Evers was assassinated 60 years ago. His wife, the activist Myrlie Evers-Williams, has fought for his civil rights legacy ever since.

Hello, Friends of the Woodson Center! Juneteenth is coming soon. Check out this great event happening in Lexington to celebrate.

Did you know the Lyric's JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION will feature hip-hop violin from the master violinist: M.A.Y.A.

Check out her artistry as she performs works from 1940s R&B and 1970s Reggae to pay homage to this particular form of black artistic expression.

Get tickets for this Saturday, June 17th by emailing [email protected]
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Hello, Friends of the Woodson Center! I am so excited to share that my book is officially out in the world. It's publication day! I hope you will check out Struggle for the Street: Social Networks and the Struggle for Civil Rights in Pittsburgh to learn a little bit more about a Black community in Urban Appalachia.

It’s 🎉 these books are now available everywhere books are sold 👏

YBOR CITY: Crucible of the Latina South by

FIT CITIZENS: A History of Black Women's Exercise from Post-Reconstruction to Postwar America by .purkiss

BRUTAL CAMPAIGN: How the 1988 Election Set the Stage for Twenty-First-Century American Politics by Robert L. Fleeger

STRUGGLE FOR THE STREET: Social Networks and the Struggle for Civil Rights in Pittsburgh by

WHITE GLOVES, BLACK NATION: Women, Citizenship, and Political Wayfaring in Haiti by Grace Sanders Johnson

Greenwich Village, 1913: Suffrage, Labor, and the New Woman, Second Edition by Mary Jane Treacy (a Reacting to the Past book)

For our friends who are observing Ramadan, we wish you a time of reflection and peace.