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VIRTUAL AUTHOR TALK – The Georgia of the North: Black Women and the Civil Rights Movement in New Jersey

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February 20 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

The Georgia of the North: Black Women and the Civil Rights Movement in New Jersey

As a northern state, New Jersey and its role in African Americans’ struggles for civil rights is often overlooked or disregarded in favor of the narratives coming from southern states. However, the history of the early Black freedom struggle in New Jersey is predicated on the argument that the Civil Rights Movement began in New Jersey, contrary to popular thought. Central to this struggle was the critical role played by Black women in forging interracial, cross-class, and cross-gender alliances at the local and national level and their role in securing the passage of progressive civil rights legislation in the Garden State. In celebration of Black History Month, please join us as Dr. Hettie Williams tells this story and highlights the accomplishments of Black women in New Jersey that paved the way for the gains during the Civil Rights Movement.

Dr. Hettie V. Williams is an Associate Professor in African American History at Monmouth University and President of the African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS). She is the recipient of the Eugene Simko Faculty Leadership Award, the PGIS Award in Social Justice, Co-Founder of the Monmouth University Race Conference, Founder of the Works in Progress Seminar Series, and nominated for the Distinguished Teaching Award in 2022. She has also authored and edited six books and several essays, articles, and book chapters.

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The NJ State Library and Talking Book and Braille Center will also be closed on Monday, February 17, 2025 for Presidents Day.
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