[Durham INC] Durham County Library Hosts Discussion of Historic 1963 March on Washington

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Gina Rozier
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Date: August 15, 2012                                                                                             CONTACT: Gina Rozier
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                             919-560-0151 or grozier at durhamcountync.gov<mailto:grozier at durhamcountync.gov>
Durham County Library Hosts
Discussion of Historic 1963 March on Washington

Program:             Remembering the Historic 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
Date:                     Tuesday, August 28
Time:                    7 p.m.
Location:             Main Library
                                300 N. Roxboro St.
Cost:                      Free and open to the public


About:  Durham County Library welcomes Mandy Carter of the Bayard Rustin Centennial Project and Barbara Lau of the Pauli Murray Project for a discussion on Rustin and Murray's role in the 1963 March on Washington. The event will be held on Tuesday, August 28 at 7 p.m. at the Main Library, 300 N. Roxboro St. This event takes place on the 49th anniversary of this historic civil rights march.

In 1963, 250,000 people gathered in the shadow of the Lincoln Memorial to advocate for civil rights. While the
I Have a Dream speech delivered by Martin Luther King, Jr. is remembered as one of the most iconic symbols of the march, fewer people know about the roles Pauli Murray and Bayard Rustin played in shaping this event. While this year marks the centennial of Rustin's birth, he is still noted as being "one of the most significant, yet ignored, figures in U.S. history." Until recently, the accomplishments of Murray - an activist, lawyer and writer, and the first black woman ordained as an Episcopalian priest - were also hidden within history's folds. Yet both of these civil rights pioneers strongly influenced the March on Washington.

Local activists Carter and Lau will focus the evening's discussion on the significant roles of women and the LGBTQ community in the civil rights movement and the historic letters from Murray and Rustin, reflecting their support and critique of the March.  In a review of progress made and issues still to be addressed, participants will be challenged to think about what inspires individuals to gather and march, as well as today's relevance of face-to-face public marches. Film clips from the documentary Brother Outsider: The Life and Times of Bayard Rustin, will help all experience the energy of that time.


Barbara Lau, director of the Pauli Murray Project, an initiative of the Duke Human Rights Center, facilitates community dialogues, creates educational resources about the life and legacy of Pauli Murray and leads efforts to rehabilitate Pauli Murray's childhood home in Durham's West End neighborhood. She earned a BA in Sociology/Urban Studies from Washington University in St. Louis and an MA in folklore at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Lau recently received the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award for humanitarian service from Duke and the Carlie B. Sessoms Award from the Durham Human Relations Commission.

Mandy Carter is national coordinator of the Bayard Rustin Commemoration 2012-2013 project of the National Black Justice Coalition. She is a long-time activist in the struggles for the rights of women, African Americans and members of the LGBTQ community. In 1993, Carter was one of the six co-founders of Southerners On New Ground (SONG) and served as its Executive Director. Ten years later, Carter helped found the National Black Justice Coalition. Her passion for social justice earned her a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize as a part of the "1,000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize 2005" in order to recognize, make visible and celebrate the often invisible peace work of thousands of women around the world.

This program is made possible by funding from Durham Library Foundation. For more information, contact Joanne Abel at 919-560-0268.



Durham County Library provides the entire community with books, services and other resources that inform, inspire learning, cultivate understanding and excite the imagination. As a department of Durham County Government, the library furthers Goal 1 of the county's Strategic Plan by enhancing cultural, educational and creative opportunities. For more information about the library, visit us online at durhamcountylibrary.org<http://durhamcountylibrary.org>.
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