The Emmett Till Generation: Youth Activism, Radical Protest, and Social Change in Jim Crow Mississippi

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2-24-2021

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“The Emmett Till Generation: Youth Activism, Radical Protest, and Social Change in Jim Crow Mississippi”

Daphne Chamberlain’s talk highlights the role of children as leaders and participants in the Mississippi civil rights movement between 1946 and 1965. This presentation also offers a new perspective on the origins of the civil rights struggle and gives credence to how instrumental young people were to engaging in radical protest and grassroots activism in Mississippi.

Chamberlain completed her undergraduate studies at Tougaloo College in 2001 and received her MA and PhD in history from the University of Mississippi. Before returning to Tougaloo as a faculty member, Chamberlain was the founding director of the COFO Civil Rights Education Center at Jackson State University. In 2013 Chamberlain returned to Tougaloo College, where she is an associate professor of history and the associate provost and vice president for academic affairs.

This SouthTalk was recorded Wednesday, February 24, 2021.

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