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The Movement Made Us All: Historical Legacies of the Civil Rights Movement and the Current Moment

The Movement Made Us All: Historical Legacies of the Civil Rights Movement and the Current Moment

As part of the University of Michigan's MLK Symposium, please join us for a conversation with journalist and sports commentator David Dennis Jr. and his father, civil rights movement veteran David Dennis Sr. Authors of "The Movement Made Us: A Father, A Son and the Legacy of a Freedom Ride," a moving memoir of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, Dennis Jr. and Sr. will discuss the political and personal legacies of the movement and its historical relevance for the challenges facing American society in the present. Matthew Countryman, associate professor of Afroamerican Studies and History, will serve as moderator for the event.

Join us for a reception before the lecture in the Pendleton Room of the Michigan Union from 4-5:30 for book sales and signing provided by Literati Bookstore.

University of Michigan Museum of Art
06:00 PM - 07:30 PM on Mon, 19 Jan 2026

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University of Michigan Department of History
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University of Michigan Museum of Art
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