Paper: Scholar-Activist: Gwendolyn Midlo Hall, the Civil Rights-Black Power Movement, and the Struggle to Defend Robert Franklin Williams (127th Annual Meeting (January 3-6, 2013))

Friday, January 4, 2013: 3:10 PM

Rhythms Ballroom 2 (Sheraton New Orleans)

Pero Dagbovie, Michigan State University

My paper will explore Gwen's role as a scholar-activist by probing into her role as the Chairperson of the Defense Committee for Robert Franklin Williams and her close and enduring relationship with the Williams family. I could also contextualize this within her commitment to the African American struggle during the "classic" civil rights movement.

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