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Ric S. Sheffield
Garst Museum Free Lecture
“The Community
Within: Discovering African-American History in Rural Ohio”
Garst Museum’s 2017 Speaker Series will kick off at 2:00 pm on Sunday,
February 26. Ric S. Sheffield will speak on the diverse
African-American history in rural Ohio. Many rural areas in Ohio have
long established black communities, such as Darke County’s Longtown
community, that are often invisible to the larger white communities in
which they reside. Mr. Sheffield’s program relates the adventure of
reclaiming the lost history of African-Americans in Ohio and explains
the benefits of including minority populations within celebrations of
heritage.
Ric Sheffield is a Professor of Legal Studies and Sociology at Kenyon
College. In addition to having served as Associate Provost of the
College, he is the Director of Kenyon’s Law and Society Program and the
John Adams Summer Scholars Program in Socio-legal Studies. His
research has focused upon the relationship between law and issues of
gender, race, and ethnicity. He has lectured widely on issues of
race and law as well as African Americans in rural Ohio.
All lectures are free and open to the public. However, regular
admission will apply to tour the exhibit and museum which includes the
outstanding National Annie Oakley Center, Crossroads of Destiny, and
Longtown exhibits. Funding for this program was made possible by the
Ohio Humanities Council, a state affiliate of the National Endowment
for the Humanities and from the Stephens Foundation.
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