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Black History Month Lecture: David Dennis Jr.

Feb 20, 2025 - Feb 20, 2025 | 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Heinz History Center
1212 Smallman St
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
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On Thursday, Feb. 20, award-winning journalist and author David Dennis Jr. will explore the remarkable life of a prominent leader and activist during the Civil Rights Movement – his father, David Dennis Sr.

Dennis Jr. will discuss his father’s role in organizing Freedom Rides, lunch counter sit-ins, and voter registration drives in the Jim Crow South, as told in his critically acclaimed book, “The Movement Made Us: A Father, a Son, and the Legacy of a Freedom Ride.”

The lecture will be followed by a Q&A session and book signing.

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