October 15, 2007
For Immediate Release
For an interview:
Lyn Bennett
(801) 863-8136
The UVSC Department of History will host W. Fitzhugh Brundage Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. in LA 101 as part of its monthly lecture series Turning Points in History. The title of Brundage’s lecture will be “Lynching in the American South and American Memory.” The lecture will be followed by a question and answer session.
“I welcome the opportunity to speak to audiences about my research,” Brundage said. “Professional historians have few opportunities to reach audiences outside of the small circle of other professional historians. The opportunity to speak at Utah Valley State is an occasion for me to introduce audiences to research on the history of lynching, a topic about which most Americans know very little.”
Brundage earned his Ph.D. in History at Harvard University in 1988. He currently teaches at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. His interests include American history since the Civil War, with a particular focus on the American South. His current research focuses on white and black historical memory in the South since the Civil War. He has written several books on topics surrounding these issues.
“I hope the audience will gain a better appreciation of the impact of extralegal violence on the lives of Americans, white and black,” Brundage said. “Lynching established that violence was the ultimate means of social and racial regulation in a nation that pledged to recognize the rule of law. It stood at the very center of American institutions and national character. I hope the audience will gain a better understanding of lynching and its enduring legacy.”
The event is free and open to the public.
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