Civil Rights and America's Role in World War II
January 13, 2009 (6:00-8:00 pm)
A Lecture at the GHI by Harvard Sitkoff (History Department, University of New Hampshire)
In cooperation with Vassar College and the Humanities Council of Washington, DC
A Lecture by Harvard Sitkoff (History Department, University of New Hampshire)
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 (6:00-8:00 pm)
Lecture will be held at the German Historical Institute (directions)
In cooperation with Vassar College and the Humanities Council of Washington, DC
Professor Sitkoff will discuss how civil rights for African Americans were advanced by the U.S. role in WWII, specifically by the ideological nature of the conflict, by the patriotism of African Americans, by reaction to the Holocaust, and by the need to bolster the US's standing among other nations of the world.
Harvard Sitkoff, professor of history at the University of New Hampshire, received his Ph.D. in American History from Columbia University. He is the author or editor of numerous books, including King: Pilgrimage to the Mountaintop (2008), The Struggle for Black Equality (25th Anniversary Edition, 2008), A New Deal for Blacks (30th Anniversary Edition, 2009), The Enduring Vision: A History of the American People (6th edition, 2008), Postwar America: A Student Companion (2000), Racial Desegregation in Public Education in the United States (2000), The World War II Homefront (2003), and A History of Our Time (7th edition, 2008).
His articles have appeared in the American Quarterly, Journal of American History, and Journal of Southern History, among others. He has taught at Queens College, Washington University, and San Diego State University, lectured at nearly a hundred universities abroad, and has been awarded the Fulbright Commission's John Adams Professorship of American Civilization in the Netherlands and the Mary Ball Washington Professorship of American History in Ireland.
Reception begins at 6:00 pm and the lecture will begin at 6:30 pm.
Lecture will be held at the German Historical Institute (directions)
1607 New Hampshire Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20009