For more information contact Stephen Freeland at freeland@umbc.edu.

Incoming freshman have until May to register to be in the community. Students already on campus must register by the 27th.

Humanities Forum
Monday, February 9 | 4:30 p.m.
Dr. Spencer Crew, Robinson Professor of American, African American, and Public History, George Mason University  
Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery 

The film Slavery By Another Name explores a reality that often went unacknowledged: a huge system of forced, unpaid labor, mostly affecting Southern black men, that lasted from the 1800s until World War II. Based on the Pulitzer-Prize-winning book by Douglas Blackmon, the film Slavery By Another Name tells the story of black men who were forced to work as convict laborers in factories, mines, and farms. These men were bought, sold, and abused by law enforcement officers who cited regulations against vagrancy, loitering, or walking near railroads. These ‘black codes’ were laws that essentially re-enslaved blacks; many former slaves and their descendants were not free in reality. These laws existed despite the promise of the Emancipation Proclamation, the Thirteenth Amendment, and the Confederate defeat in the Civil War. Although Congress enacted the Fourteenth Amendment (enshrining birthright citizenship and equal protection of the law) in 1868 and the Fifteenth Amendment (guaranteeing the right to vote for all men regardless of race) in 1870, Southern communities ignored these federal mandates. The film includes interviews with the descendants of victims and perpetrators. Panelists will discuss the film and what it suggests about life in America today.

Dr. Spencer Crew is the Robinson Professor of American, African American, and Public History at George Mason University. Dr. Crew has served as president of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center and as director of the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. At each of those institutions Dr. Crew sought to make history accessible to the public through innovative and inclusive exhibitions and public programs. His publications include Field to Factory: Afro-American Migration 1915 – 1940 (1987), Black Life in Secondary Cities: A Comparative Analysis of the Black Communities of Camden and Elizabeth, N.J. 1860 – 1920 (1993), and Unchained Memories: Readings From The Slave Narratives (2002). Dr. Crew is also the Past Chair of the National Council for History Education and serves on the Board of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, as well as the Nominating Board of the Organization of American Historians.

*The film Slavery By Another Name will be screened at 12 p.m. on February 2^nd and 4^th in the Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery.

Sponsored by the Africana Studies Department; the Albin O. Kuhn Library and Gallery; the Dresher Center for the Humanities; and the National Endowment for the Humanities, Created Equal: America’s Civil Rights Struggle.

Photo credit: Jaclin Paul

Hi Everyone,

I would like to bring your attention to some possibilities that you have to present research papers you may have hiding in your computers.

1) Pi Sigma Alpha Undergraduate Research Conference at UMBC

This year Pi Sigma Alpha (the national political science honors society) will host an undergraduate research conference for students to present work they have done in Political Science. The work can be an independent study you have completed or something you have completed for a class you have taken at UMBC or elsewhere. Students who participate in the conference present their work on large posters that will be displayed on Wednesday APRIL 15, 2015 from 11am to 1pm. It is a fun opportunity for students to present their work to faculty and students in Political Science in a smaller environment. Please email Carolyn Forestiere if you are interested (forestie@umbc.edu).

2) Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day (URCAD)

URCAD is a wonderful day on our campus when hundreds of students present their work as either poster or oral presentations. This year URCAD is on April 22nd. Any work you have done in Political Science can be presented as a poster or oral presentation. Please participate if you are interested. Feel free to ask Carolyn Forestiere (forestie@umbc.edu) any questions you may have and please refer to this website for information about URCAD:

http://www.umbc.edu/undergrad_ed/research/URCAD/

I look forward to seeing you present your work!

All best,

Carolyn Forestiere, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Political Science
University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Hi Everyone,

I wanted to bring your attention to a wonderful opportunity we have at UMBC for undergraduate students to receive funding for research projects they would like to do during the summer months - the Undergraduate Research Award (URA). Students can receive up to $1,500 to work on their own projects over the summer.

Please refer to the following website for more information and please feel free to email Carolyn Forestiere (forestie@umbc.edu) if you have questions.

http://www.umbc.edu/undergrad_ed/research/URA/index.html

All best,

Carolyn Forestiere, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Political Science
University of Maryland, Baltimore County