Wednesday, February 10, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
at Temple Israel of New Rochelle
“The Battle Over W.E.B. Du Bois”
with guest speaker Dr. Amy Bass
Professor of History and Director of the Honors Program at The College of New Rochelle
In her award-winning book Those About Him Remained Silent: The Battle Over W.E. B. Du Bois, Dr. Amy Bass explores the collision of racism, patriotism, and global politics that emerged around NAACP founder W.E.B. Du Bois after his death in 1963. Author, civil rights activist, historian, and pan-Africanist, Du Bois was born in Great Barrington, a small town in Massachusetts that embraced him as a young, brilliant, student in the late 19th century, and then protested when a group proposed a memorial park in his name in the late 1960s. Bass will discuss how the debates over the legacy of Du Bois are increasingly relevant in contemporary American politics. Books will be available for purchase.
* $15 per person covers lecture, discussion and lunch
Let us know you’re coming by calling the Temple Office at (914) 235-1800
or visiting www.tinr.org/Events by the Monday prior to the event by noon.
* If paid by credit card, an administrative fee will be added to the cost.