The Box- Part 1

Abstract: Abdul Alkalimat looks some of the conditions that limit African-Americans including government, the economy, and the capitalist society.     

Title: The Box- Part 1   

Speaker: Abdul Alkalimat Professor of African American Studies, University of Illinois      

Description: Henry "Box" Brown was a former slave who escaped slavery by shipping himself in a box from a slave state to a free state. But in some sense, he remained in a box- the fugitive slave act threatened his freedom. In this lecture, "The Box" is used as a metaphor for the conditions placed on black people limiting their freedom, including racism and economic exploitation. Abdul Alkalimat looks some of the conditions that limit African-Americans including government, the economy, and the capitalist society.    

Sponsor: Department of African American Studies     

Lecture Series: AFRO 474, Rethinking the Black Freedom Movement