Lakeland: Our Story with Maxine Gross

College of Arts and Humanities | American Studies Thursday, February 9, 2012 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Riggs Alumni Center, Orem Hall

Join UMD's Residential Facilities for discussion with the Lakeland Community Heritage Project Director about the special and long relationship between UMD and the neighboring Lakeland Community.
Maxine Gross, Director of the Lakeland Community Heritage Project (LCHP), will be speaking on Feb. 9th from 1-2:30 at Orem Hall in the Riggs Center about Lakeland's long history with the University of Maryland. Since at least 1900, African Americans living in Lakeland (just across Route 1 from UMD) have made up an important part of the work force that kept the university running. This is an opportunity to honor those workers and learn about their history and stories. This is a special event organized for UMD staff, but students and faculty are most welcome and warmly invited!

The venue is large enough to invite your classes to attend, if you would like to do that for extra credit. Since 2009, the Department of American Studies has been partnering with LCHP to document Lakeland's history and help support their efforts to make that history known in their own voices. AMST and HISP students have produced a history of the east side of Lakeland that was removed during urban renewal in the 1970s and 1980s as well as a documentary video on education in Lakeland before, during, and after desegregation, called "Folk Made the School." Maxine Gross is a great speaker. Hope you can attend!! Flyer attached!

Add to Calendar 02/09/12 1:00 PM 02/09/12 2:30 PM America/New_York Lakeland: Our Story with Maxine Gross Join UMD's Residential Facilities for discussion with the Lakeland Community Heritage Project Director about the special and long relationship between UMD and the neighboring Lakeland Community.
Maxine Gross, Director of the Lakeland Community Heritage Project (LCHP), will be speaking on Feb. 9th from 1-2:30 at Orem Hall in the Riggs Center about Lakeland's long history with the University of Maryland. Since at least 1900, African Americans living in Lakeland (just across Route 1 from UMD) have made up an important part of the work force that kept the university running. This is an opportunity to honor those workers and learn about their history and stories. This is a special event organized for UMD staff, but students and faculty are most welcome and warmly invited!

The venue is large enough to invite your classes to attend, if you would like to do that for extra credit. Since 2009, the Department of American Studies has been partnering with LCHP to document Lakeland's history and help support their efforts to make that history known in their own voices. AMST and HISP students have produced a history of the east side of Lakeland that was removed during urban renewal in the 1970s and 1980s as well as a documentary video on education in Lakeland before, during, and after desegregation, called "Folk Made the School." Maxine Gross is a great speaker. Hope you can attend!! Flyer attached!
Riggs Alumni Center