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Professor: Civil rights movement had origins in World War II

CHAPEL HILL -- Dr. Kenneth Janken, an African and Afro-American studies professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will speak on "The Origins of the Civil Rights Movement in World War II" June 26 in Chapel Hill.

The Carolina Meadows retirement community will sponsor the free, public speech beginning at 2 p.m. at the community, 100 Carolina Meadows. The talk is part of Carolina Meadows’ "Issues of Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow" series. Non-residents are required to register one week in advance; for more information, call 919-942-4104.

In 1997, Janken received a National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship for work on his forthcoming biography of Walter White, a Harlem Renaissance author and head of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People from 1930 until his death in 1955. Janken also was a fellow at the Institute for the Arts and Humanities in 2001.

The talk was arranged by Carolina Speakers at UNC, a statewide outreach program. Since 1993, the program has brought more than 90 faculty members to business, civic and community groups. The

speakers share their expertise on more than 150 topics, including 46 on North Carolina and the South.

For more information or to schedule a Carolina Speaker, contact Sandy Roberts at 919-962-1993 or sandy_roberts@unc.edu, or visit the Carolina Speakers web site at www.unc.edu/depts/uncspeak.

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Contact: Sandy Roberts, 919-962-1993