Learn about James Weldon Johnson's impact here in Jack sonville\, the US\, and his transnational political work from Dr. Felicia Bevel.
\nFelicia Bevel is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of North Florida. Her research and teaching int erests include African American history\, 20th-century U.S. history\, cult ural history\, and childhood studies. Her work has been supported by the F ord Foundation\, the American Council of Learned Societies\, and the Flori da Education Fund. At UNF\, she teaches courses such as The Civil Rights M ovement\, The Black Pacific\, and Blackness and Archives\, and has served on the advisory boards of the Digital Humanities Institute and Africana St udies. She holds a Ph.D. in American Studies from Brown University and a B .A. in Sociology (with a concentration in African American Studies) from C olumbia University.
\nAfter the program is a free musical performanc e of Civil W ar to Civil Rights by the Civic Orchestra of Jacksonville. \;
\ nThis program is made possible by a grant from the Mellon Found ation.
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