Marion Thompson Wright Lecture Series Commemorates NAACP Centennial, Lincoln Bicentennial
Although a century apart, two events played a related role in shaping the future of African-American activism and the ultimate nature of black America – and the nation as a whole.
The annual Marion Thompson Wright Lecture Series is one of the state's oldest and most highly esteemed Black History Month events. This year’s conference, “Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory: Lincoln, the NAACP, and the World They Created,” will commemorate both the bicentennial anniversary of Lincoln’s birth and the centennial anniversary of the founding of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
The conference – named for East Orange native Marion Thompson Wright, a pioneer in African-American historiography and race relations in New Jersey – will take place on Saturday, February 21, beginning at 9:30 a.m. on the Newark Campus.
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