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CASAR Public lecture titled: ‘The U.S. Civil Rights Experience and the Freedom Riders’ In celebration of Black History Month, join us in an intriguing discussion about U.S. history with Ms. Joan Trumpauer-Mulholland , an American civil rights activist and one of the Freedom Riders, a group of black and white activists who challenged the legally segregated buses and bus stations of the South by refusing to travel separately. This event was a collaboration between the Public Diplomacy Section at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo and the Prince Alwaleed Center for American Studies and Research (CASAR), School of GAPP, The American University in Cairo Wednesday February 7th, 2024 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm – GAPP Executive Room P090 – Aljameel/BEC building

Date of Performance/Event

Spring 2-7-2024

Venue

AUC New Campus GAPP Executive Education Room - P090

Faculty Performer(s)/Contributor(s)

Mark Deets (CASAR Director - Host)

Student Performer(s)/Contributor(s)

Report by: Maha Muehlhaeusler (CASAR Research Assistant)

Guest Performer(s)/Contributor(s)

Ms. Joan Trumpauer-Mulholland (American civil rights activist)

Public Diplomacy section at the United States Embassy in Egypt

Department

Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud Center for American Studies and Research

Other Unit/Department/Organization

School of GAPP / The American University in Cairo - US Embassy in Cairo

Associated Event/Series Name

CASAR Lecture Series

Credits/ Acknowledgements

US Embassy in Cairo

Keywords

human rights activist, us embassy

Disciplines

American Politics | Cultural History | Other Political Science | Social Justice | United States History

Content Type

Lecture/Talk/Speech

File Type

Text

Extent

2 pages

Language

eng

CASAR Public lecture: ‘The U.S. Civil Rights Experience and the Freedom Riders’

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