Third Friday- Dr. Omar H. Ali on Black Voters in the South
Join us at the Museum of Durham History for a special presentation by Dr. Omar H. Ali as he presents his research on Black Voters in the South. This program, The End of Black History? A Global Perspective on African Americans and the Right to Vote, is based on his book In the Balance of Power: Independent Black Politics and Third Party Movements in the United States. published by Ohio University Press. This event is free and open to the public.
Dr. Ali serves as Rosenthal Excellence Professor of History at UNC Greensboro and Senior Fellow at the International Civil Rights Center and Museum. The presentation and conversation will explore the ways in which African American history is ever-developing and changing, with a particular focus on black voting rights. Forged through political and legal struggles over the last two hundred and fifty years, the right of African Americans to vote and effectively engage in the electoral system brings us to the current moment.