>
> MEDIA AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
>
> The University of Cincinnati's journalism program presents TWO
> opportunities to hear journalists and city leaders who witnessed the
> civil rights struggle from the front lines.
>
> ***Event 1: Symposium at University of Cincinnati
>
> When: Friday, Feb. 23, 1-3 p.m.
>
> Where: Room 400, Tangeman University Center, University of Cincinnati,
> 2600 Clifton Ave., Cincinnati, (513) 556-5924 (English department)
>
> Who:
> * Hank Klibanoff, co-author of The Race Beat: The Press, The Civil
> Rights Struggle, and The Awakening of a Nation, recently interviewed
> on The Diane Rehm Show on National Public Radio
> * Al Kuettner, author of March to a Promised Land: The Civil Rights
> Files of a White Reporter
> * Marian Spencer, the first African-American elected to Cincinnati
> City Council
> * Hollis Towns, executive editor of The Cincinnati Enquirer, who will
> introduce Klibanoff
>
> What: A discussion of the relationship between journalism and the
> civil rights struggle--how media attention helped spotlight the
> injustice and highlight the efforts of civil rights leaders. Books
> will be available for sale and signing after the discussion.
>
> Why: As we celebrate Black History Month, we also celebrate the role
> of journalists and citizens of all backgrounds who have shaped the
> progress of our nation, not to mention the growth of the UC Journalism
> Program!
>
> ***Event 2: Evening keynote and panel discussion
>
> When: Friday, Feb. 23, 6:30-8 p.m.
>
> Where: Freedom Hall, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, 50
> East Freedom Way, Cincinnati, (513) 333-7500 or (877) 648-4838
>
> Who:
> * Hank Klibanoff, keynote, co-author of The Race Beat: The Press, The
> Civil Rights Struggle, and The Awakening of a Nation
> * Jenell Walton, moderator, WCPO reporter and president of the
> Cincinnati Association of Black Journalists
> * Al Kuettner, author of March to a Promised Land: The Civil Rights
> Files of a White Reporter
> * Marian Spencer, first African-American elected to Cincinnati City
> Council
> * Allen Howard, columnist, The Cincinnati Enquirer
> * Marjorie Parham, founder and publisher emeritus, The Cincinnati 
> Herald
> * Melvin Grier, photographer, The Cincinnati Post
>
> What: Keynote and panel discussion about the role of journalists in
> the Civil Rights Movement. The discussion will be followed by
> refreshments and book signing.
>
> Partners: UC Journalism Program in the Department of English and
> Comparative Literature, the National Underground Railroad Freedom
> Center, and CET Connect
>
>
>
Patricia Gallagher Newberry
Lecturer, Journalism Program
Miami University
513.529.5893