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Mount Mercy College Professor to Present Research on Civil
Rights Movement and Racial Integration
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RAPIDS, Iowa (February 18, 2008) – Mount Mercy College Professor
of Sociology Mohammad Chaichian will speak regarding the Civil
Rights Movement and racial integration on February 27 at 7:30
p.m. in Flaherty Community Room, located in Basile Hall on the
Mount Mercy College campus.
Chaichian,
Mount Mercy College professor of sociology and recipient of a
grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), will
present his research regarding the Civil Rights Movement, strides
that have been made in the area of racial integration in the North
and the South, and the remaining political and legal challenges
to racial desegregation. Chaichian’s presentation is part
of the Race and Gender Series hosted by Mount Mercy College. The
talk is free and open to the public.
Contacts:
Stacey Jones, Assistant Director of Marketing
(319) 368-6475, sjones@mtmercy.edu
Molly Altorfer, Director of Communications and Marketing
(319) 368-6475, maltorfer@mtmercy.edu
