Lectures on slave narratives, FDR

NEWBURGH — Janet Neary will lecture on “Fugitive Art and Fugitive Testimony: Slave Narratives Then and Now” at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 28, in the Great Room of Kaplan Hall on SUNY Orange’s Newburgh campus, located at One Washington Center.

This lecture brings together contemporary “visual slave narratives” artwork and classic slave narrative writings from the 19th century. Admission is free. For more information, call Nicole Shea at 341-9386.

A group of three panelists will discuss the presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt as part of the “Fireplace Lounge Chats: Civility and Democracy” series, scheduled for 7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 29, in the Great Room of Kaplan Hall on SUNY Orange’s Newburgh campus, One Washington Center. Panelists will be global studies professor Paul Basinski of SUNY Orange, Valley Central social studies teacher Robert Sassi, and Dutchess Community College history professor George Stevens. Admission is free. For more information, call Basinksi at 341-4828.

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