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Black History Month Roundtable: the global in the local

Friday 27 October 2017 10.00am to 12.00pm

Hosted by the Department of International History

The Women's Library Room, R01, LSE Library,

Speakers

Dr Megan Black

Jack Hogan

Professor Matthew Jones

Chair

Dr Imaobong Umoren

The Department of International History at LSE will host its first Black History Month roundtable discussion based on the theme of the 'Global in the Local'. Speakers from the department will discuss a range of topics including the 1957 Little Rock incident, US black intellectuals and criticisms of aid development policy, black activists in interwar London, and the abolition of slavery in Zambia.

Megan Black is Assistant Professor at LSE.

Jack Hogan is a LSE Fellow.

Matthew Jones is Professor of International History at LSE.

Imaobong Umoren is Assistant Professor at LSE.

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