Alabama State University's National Center for the Study of Civil Rights and African - American Culture will honor Charles Varner, Jr. for his contributions to the Center through his work as creator and executor of the E.D. Nixon Institute for Research and Cultural Enrichment. The program honoring him will take place on Thursday, (April 28), from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the National Center, which is located at 1345 Carter Hill Rd.
Varner, a longtime National Center consultant, organized the E.D. Nixon Institute in 2002. The institute is named for the famed Montgomery Civil Rights activist, E. D. Nixon, who was an early leader in Montgomery and who was instrumental in organizing the birth of the modern civil rights movement, which is known by historians as the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Varner designed the Institute to use original research and discussions to target topics, issues, and events regarding the history of Alabama State University, African-Americans in Montgomery; and in particular, the history of African-American's myriad struggles for advancement and equality as full citizens in the United States.
This event is free and open to the public.
He will be honored for his work as creator of the Nixon Institute for Research and Cultural Enrichment
WHEN: Thursday, April 28, at 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
WHERE: ASU's National Center, which is located at 1345 Carter Hill Rd.
Posted By: Reginald Culpepper
Wednesday, April 27th 2016 at 12:06PM
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