The Illinois Humanities Council and the Chicago Historical Society present: The Impact of Race on Rhythm and Blues at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 23, at The Chicago Historical Society, 1601 N. Clark St.
The event is free and open to the public. Reservations are required. To register, please call (312) 422-5580 or e-mail ihc@prairie.org the following information: name, address, phone, email, and number of seats [limit two seats per request].
This event will feature some of the country’s leading scholars in history, African American Studies, and music exploring the effects of race and racial inequality on the development of jazz and rhythm and blues.
Participants include Professor Adam Green, Departments of History, African American Studies, and American Studies, New York University; and author of "Selling the Race: Culture and Community in Black Chicago, 1940-1955."
Another participant will be Professor Travis Jackson, Department of Music and member of the Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture, University of Chicago; and author of the forthcoming book "Blowin’ the Blues Away: Performance and Meaning on the New York Jazz Scene."
Also featured is Professor Charles McGovern, who curated Rock & Soul: Social Crossroads, a permanent Smithsonian exhibition at the Memphis Rock & Soul Museum. He now teaches in the Departments of American Studies and History at The College of William and Mary.
Chicago Public Radio (WBEZ) Producer Sylvia Ewing will moderate this discussion.
This event venue is wheelchair accessible. If you have a disability and may require accommodations to fully participate in this event, please call the IHC at (312) 422-5580.
This event is part of the Illinois Humanities Council's year-long series, "Brown v. Board 50 Years Later: Conversations on Integration, Race, and the Courts." For more information about this series of events across the state, call (312) 422-5580 or visit bvb50.org. |
