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Reflections on the Movement with Dr. Steve Schwerner

March 30, 2023
​4:30 pm PT, 5:30 pm MT, 6:30 pm CT, 7:30 pm ET
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On June 21, 1964, three Freedom Summer organizers, James Chaney from Meridian, Mississippi, and Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner from New York City, disappeared after being released from jail in Neshoba County, Mississippi. Seven weeks later their bodies were discovered buried in a nearby earthen dam. The investigation showed that the murderers were members of the local White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, the Neshoba County Sheriff's Office, and the Philadelphia Police Department 

We are deeply honored to announce that Michael (Mickey) Schwerner's brother, Dr. Steve Schwerner, will join us for a dialogue with Dr. Janice Marie Johnson on reflections from the Civil Rights Movement and the lasting effect of racism in the US.

​You won't want to miss this special and rare opportunity! 
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SPEAKERS

PictureDr. Steve Schwerner
​Dr. Steve Schwerner
Steve was born and raised in the Bronx. He, along with his wife, Nancy, brother Mickey and Mickey’s wife, Rita, were all members of Downtown CORE (Congress of Racial Equality) in the 1960s. Steve was also a draft counselor during the Vietnam War.
 
In 1964, during Freedom Summer, Steve’s brother, Mickey, was murdered by the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan in Philadelphia, Mississippi, along with James Chaney, and Andrew Goodman.
 
Steve’s career began as the director of counseling services at Queens College. In 1976, he and his family moved to Yellow Spring Ohio where, for the next 15 years, he served as Antioch College’s Dean of Students. He then became a professor at the college teaching a range of courses in education, psychology, the Civil Rights Movement, and a college favorite, The History of Modern Jazz.
 
Upon retiring, Steve and Nancy moved to Brooklyn to be near their daughters and grandchildren. Steve has a BA from Antioch College and an EdD from New York University.


PictureDr. Janice Marie Johnson
Dr. Janice Marie Johnson
Dr. Janice Marie Johnson is a Co-Founder of the Living Legacy Project. She is committed to building communities that are multicultural, anti-racist, anti-oppressive, multifaith, multigenerational, justice-centered, and innovative -- within the context of collaborative, experiential learning, and living. 

Dr. Johnson is an educator, author, activist, and artisan. Deeply rooted in “family,” Janice is a Jamaican, a New Yorker, and an internationalist. Her motto is, “Let us build together.”

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The program starts at 4:30 pm PT, 5:30 pm MT, 6:30 pm CT, 7:30 pm ET and runs for one-hour, followed by a half-hour question and answer post-discussion. All programs in the Spring Education Series are free and open to the public, but registration is required. Register for one, two, or all three programs!

​Minimum suggested donation is $15 per program ($45 total). 
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