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Diversity and Inclusion

The Syracuse 8: Black Student Athletes & Black Power at Syracuse University

November 14, 2024 at 5:30pm7:30pm EST

Bird Library, 114

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Alex Tsemberis ’21 shares his research connecting 1960’s protests against racist practices in SU athletics programs to broader campaigns for civil rights and equality.

Tsemberis has spent three years mining archives and conducting interviews about 1960’s protests of racist practices in SU athletic programs. The research builds on his prize-winning honors thesis in History. He has presented his work with members of the Syracuse 8. He is an associate producer for a forthcoming documentary about the group.

This event is free & open to the public.

This event was published on November 8, 2024.


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