Black History Month: A Celebration of the Arts in Photos

Issue Date:

March 17, 2014

Pitt's Feb. 24 Black History Month event honored the achievements of three retired Pitt faculty—Nathan Davis, Toi Derricotte, and Vernell A. Lillie. From left, are Vernell Lillie, founder of Kuntu Repertory Theatre at Pitt in 1974, and Toi Derricotte, poet and Pitt professor emerita of English. Nathan Davis, Pitt professor emeritus of music, was unable to attend.

The Shona Sharif African Dance and Drum Ensemble

On the Freedom Road

Follow a group of Pitt students on the Returning to the Roots of Civil Rights bus tour, a nine-day, 2,300-mile journey crisscrossing five states.

Introduction

Day 1: The Awakening
Day 2: Deep Impressions
Day 3: Music, Montgomery, and More
Day 4: Looking Back, Looking Forward
Day 5: Learning to Remember
Day 6: The Mountaintop
Day 7: Slavery and Beyond
Day 8: Lessons to Bring Home
Day 9: Final Lessons

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Black History Month: A Celebration of the Arts in Photos

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