{"id":1559,"date":"2025-01-21T22:10:19","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T03:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/?p=1559"},"modified":"2025-01-26T22:13:21","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T03:13:21","slug":"black-history-month-kick-off-event-with-prof-kidada-e-williams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/2025\/01\/21\/black-history-month-kick-off-event-with-prof-kidada-e-williams\/","title":{"rendered":"Black History Month Kick-Off Event with Prof. Kidada E. Williams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1560\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/530\/2025\/01\/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_929830723_1817682035963_1_original.jpeg?resize=300%2C190&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/530\/2025\/01\/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_929830723_1817682035963_1_original.jpeg?resize=300%2C190&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/530\/2025\/01\/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_929830723_1817682035963_1_original.jpeg?resize=768%2C487&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/530\/2025\/01\/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_929830723_1817682035963_1_original.jpeg?resize=552%2C350&amp;ssl=1 552w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/530\/2025\/01\/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_929830723_1817682035963_1_original.jpeg?w=940&amp;ssl=1 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Black History Month kicks off at UDM on Thursday, February 6<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> at 7 p.m. in the Student Union Ballroom with <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">an enlightening discussion of <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Prof. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kidada E. Williams\u2019s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span> <i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I Saw Death <\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Coming<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">.&nbsp; This acclaimed book <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">chronicles the struggles of formerly enslaved people during Reconstruction. Williams\u2019s work draws on overlooked archives and trauma scholarship to reveal the enduring impact of Ku Klux Klan attacks on survivors and their descendants.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Don\u2019t miss this opportunity to delve into a transformative narrative and explore new perspectives on American history! <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">This event is sponsored by the African American Studies, the Black Abolitionist Archive, History Department, Alumni Relations, and CHASS.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black History Month kicks off at UDM on Thursday, February 6th at 7 p.m. in the Student Union Ballroom with an enlightening discussion of Prof. Kidada E. Williams\u2019s, I Saw Death Coming.&nbsp; This acclaimed book chronicles the struggles of formerly enslaved people during Reconstruction. Williams\u2019s work draws on overlooked archives &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":682,"featured_media":1560,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[44,17],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/530\/2025\/01\/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_929830723_1817682035963_1_original.jpeg?fit=940%2C596&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1559"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/682"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1559"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1559\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1561,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1559\/revisions\/1561"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}