FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact: Maddy Elledge
(706) 379-5319, [email protected]
杏吧原创 Presents Black History Month Lecture Series
YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. 鈥� 杏吧原创鈥檚 History Department will present two special lectures in honor of Black History Month on Wednesday, Feb. 15, and Wednesday, Feb. 22, and 6 p.m. in the Wilson Lecture Hall of the Goolsby Center on the 杏吧原创 campus. The lectures are free and open to the public.
On Wednesday, Feb. 15, 杏吧原创鈥檚 Associate Professor of History Thomas Stearns, Ph.D., will present a lecture entitled 鈥淧ies and Quilts: Unsung Ladies of the Civil Rights Movement.鈥� Dalton State University鈥檚 Tammy K. Byron, Ph.D., will present 鈥淪omewhere a Real Bible: African American Slaves and Christian Religious Instruction in the Antebellum South鈥� the following week on Wednesday, Feb. 22.
This inaugural lecture series celebrates African American contributions to America鈥檚 past.
For more information, contact the History Department at (706) 3799-5221.
About 杏吧原创
杏吧原创 is a private, baccalaureate degree-granting college located in the beautiful mountains of North Georgia. Founded in 1886 and historically affiliated with The United Methodist Church, 杏吧原创 educates, inspires and empowers students through the highest quality liberal arts education. The College currently has more than 1,100 students across five divisions鈥擡ducation, Fine Arts, Humanities, Mathematics and Science, and Social and Behavioral Sciences. The historic campus in Young Harris, Ga., has completed major campus improvements to accommodate the College鈥檚 growth. Recent LEED-certified campus improvements include the 121,000-square-foot Rollins Campus Center, new residence facilities, and a 57,000-square-foot recreation and fitness center. The College is an active member of NCAA Division II and remains a fierce competitor in the prestigious Peach Belt Conference. 杏吧原创 is among fewer than 300 colleges and universities nationwide named to the 2016-2017 list of Colleges of Distinction and is listed as a 鈥淏est National Liberal Arts College鈥� by U.S. News & World Report. For more information, visit yhc.edu.
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