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Authored by students in Professor Eckelmann Berghel<\/a>\u2019s Modern Civil Rights Struggle class in the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) Department of History in Fall 2018, this exhibit<\/a> explores the integration in the public schools and UTC, youth activism, Black Power, and white opposition in Chattanooga during the Civil Rights Movement.<\/p>\n

Location:<\/strong>\u00a0George Connor Special Collections Reading Room, LIB 439<\/p>\n

Dates:<\/strong>\u00a0February 1, 2019 – August 10, 2019<\/p>\n

Read our\u00a0Notes on an Exhibition<\/a>\u00a0for more details about Chattanooga’s Civil Rights legacy.<\/p>\n

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Join us for the opening of\u00a0\u201cWe Demand an End to Racism!\u201d: The Civil Rights Movement in Chattanooga<\/em><\/a><\/strong>, during which student curators will participate in a panel discussion to discuss their process and themes.<\/p>\n

Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Thursday, February 21, 2019<\/p>\n

Time:<\/strong>\u00a03:05 PM to 4:20 PM<\/p>\n

Location:<\/strong>\u00a0UTC Library, Southern Writers Room (LIB 440)<\/p>\n

This event is open to the public and light refreshments will be provided courtesy of the\u00a0Department of History<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Authored by students in Professor Eckelmann Berghel\u2019s Modern Civil Rights Struggle class in the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) Department of History in Fall 2018, this exhibit explores the integration in the public schools and UTC, youth activism, Black Power, and white opposition in Chattanooga during the Civil Rights Movement.<\/p>\n

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