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African American Studies Department African American Studies Department African American Studies Department Presents Presents Presents “Personal Accounts by Women in SNCC”: A Civil Rights Forum “Personal Accounts by Women in SNCC”: A Civil Rights Forum “Personal Accounts by Women in SNCC”: A Civil Rights Forum Featuring Featuring Featuring Former SNCC Activists & Contributors to Former SNCC Activists & Contributors to Former SNCC Activists & Contributors to Hands on the Freedom Plow Hands on the Freedom Plow Hands on the Freedom Plow Dr. Joyce Ladner, Ms. Constance Curry Dr. Joyce Ladner, Ms. Constance Curry Dr. Joyce Ladner, Ms. Constance Curry And And And Ms. Martha Prescod Norman Noonan Ms. Martha Prescod Norman Noonan Ms. Martha Prescod Norman Noonan Book Signing and Reception Book Signing and Reception Location: Multipurpose Room Location: Multipurpose Room Nyumburu Cultural Center Nyumburu Cultural Center University of Maryland University of Maryland For additional information call: 301 For additional information call: 301- 405 405- 1158 1158 Date: March 8, 2012 Date: March 8, 2012 Time: 2 Time: 2 - - 3:30 P.M 3:30 P.M . . In In In Hands on the Freedom Plow, Hands on the Freedom Plow, Hands on the Freedom Plow, fifty fifty fifty-two two two women women women—northern and Southern, young northern and Southern, young northern and Southern, young and old. Urban and rural. Black, whiter, and and old. Urban and rural. Black, whiter, and and old. Urban and rural. Black, whiter, and Latina Latina Latina—share their courageous personal share their courageous personal share their courageous personal stories of working for the Student Nonvio- stories of working for the Student Nonvio- stories of working for the Student Nonvio- lent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) on lent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) on lent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) on the front lines of the Civil Rights Move- the front lines of the Civil Rights Move- the front lines of the Civil Rights Move- ment. ment. ment.

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March 8, 2012. African American Studies Department Presents “Personal Accounts by Women in SNCC”: A Civil Rights Forum“ Featuring: Former SNCC Activists & Contributors to Hands on the Freedom Plow: Dr. Joyce Ladner, Ms. Constance Curry, and Ms. Martha Prescod Norman Noonan.

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African American Studies Department African American Studies Department African American Studies Department PresentsPresentsPresents

“Personal Accounts by Women in SNCC”: A Civil Rights Forum“Personal Accounts by Women in SNCC”: A Civil Rights Forum“Personal Accounts by Women in SNCC”: A Civil Rights Forum

Featuring Featuring Featuring

Former SNCC Activists & Contributors to Former SNCC Activists & Contributors to Former SNCC Activists & Contributors to Hands on the Freedom PlowHands on the Freedom PlowHands on the Freedom Plow

Dr. Joyce Ladner, Ms. Constance Curry Dr. Joyce Ladner, Ms. Constance Curry Dr. Joyce Ladner, Ms. Constance Curry

AndAndAnd

Ms. Martha Prescod Norman NoonanMs. Martha Prescod Norman NoonanMs. Martha Prescod Norman Noonan

Book Signing and ReceptionBook Signing and Reception

Location: Multipurpose RoomLocation: Multipurpose Room

Nyumburu Cultural CenterNyumburu Cultural Center

University of MarylandUniversity of Maryland

For additional information call: 301For additional information call: 301--405405--1158 1158

Date: March 8, 2012Date: March 8, 2012

Time: 2Time: 2--3:30 P.M3:30 P.M..

In In In Hands on the Freedom Plow, Hands on the Freedom Plow, Hands on the Freedom Plow, fiftyfiftyfifty---two two two

womenwomenwomen———northern and Southern, young northern and Southern, young northern and Southern, young

and old. Urban and rural. Black, whiter, and and old. Urban and rural. Black, whiter, and and old. Urban and rural. Black, whiter, and

LatinaLatinaLatina———share their courageous personal share their courageous personal share their courageous personal

stories of working for the Student Nonvio-stories of working for the Student Nonvio-stories of working for the Student Nonvio-

lent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) on lent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) on lent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) on

the front lines of the Civil Rights Move-the front lines of the Civil Rights Move-the front lines of the Civil Rights Move-

ment. ment. ment.