Duke to Hold Panel Reflecting on Civil Rights, Journalism
On Feb. 11, a panel of journalists will examine the role of journalism on the Civil Rights movement
Tuesday, January 21, 2003
DURHAM, N.C. -- As part of Black History Month at Duke University, the Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy will present a panel discussion that reflects on journalism's role in the civil rights struggle.
The event, titled "Mightier Than the Sword: Journalism's Effect on the Civil Rights Movement," will begin at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, in Lecture Hall 04 at the Sanford Institute, on Duke's West Campus. It is free and open to the public.
Panelists will be Gene Patterson, former editor, president and CEO of The St. Petersburg Times; Roy Peter Clark, senior scholar, Poynter Institute; and Raymond Arsenault, John Hope Franklin Professor of History, University of South Florida. Patterson, Clark and Arsenault collaborated on the recently published "The Changing South of Gene Patterson: Journalism and Civil Rights 1960-68."
A reception and book signing will follow the program.
The event is co-sponsored by the DeWitt Wallace Center for Communications and Journalism, the Office of the University Secretary, the John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute, the Office of the Vice President for Public Affairs and Government Relations, and the Gothic Bookshop.
