Uploaded October 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
In this fifth installment of Wednesdays at the Center 2020-2021 "Global Anti-Racism" series, we hosted author Johanna Fernández (associate professor of history at Baruch College of the City University of New York) presenting her new book: "The Young Lords: A Radical History," published by UNC press.
“The Young Lords" is about about a former gang of Puerto Rican youth that rose to become the Latino version of the Black Panthers. In America during the ’60s, they challenged the reputation of “bad hombres” attached to Latinos and joined their African-American counterparts in the struggle against white supremacy.
The conversation was moderated by Ayanna Legros (PhD Student in History, Duke University), with opening remarks by Prof. Cecilia Márquez (Assistant Professor of History, Duke University).
The event was organized by the Duke Center for International and Global Studies (DUCIGS), the Duke Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS), and the John Hope Franklin Center, as part of the 'Wednesdays at the Center' series. The Regulator Bookshop in Durham and the Forum for Scholars and Publics at Duke University co-sponsored the event.
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Wednesdays at the Center is a topical weekly series in which scholars, artists, journalists, and others speak informally about their work in conversation with Duke students, staff, faculty, and community members. The series, which began in March 2006, typically welcomes audience members every week throughout the academic semesters over the lunch hour.
Due to covid-19 restrictions, the 2020-2021 edition of W@TC is online.
This year’s Wednesdays at the Center series is especially focused on anti-racism under the rubric:
JHF | Global Anti-Racism (histories of action).
Read the full press release about the series:
https://igs.duke.edu/series-wednesdays-center-series/jhf-global-anti-racism-histories-action-wednesdays-center-special
Read an article about the series on Duke Today:
https://today.duke.edu/2020/08/racism-through-lens-john-hope-franklin
In this fifth installment of Wednesdays at the Center 2020-2021 "Global Anti-Racism" series, we hosted author Johanna Fernández (associate professor of history at Baruch College of the City University of New York) presenting her new book: "The Young Lords: A Radical History," published by UNC press.
“The Young Lords" is about about a former gang of Puerto Rican youth that rose to become the Latino version of the Black Panthers. In America during the ’60s, they challenged the reputation of “bad hombres” attached to Latinos and joined their African-American counterparts in the struggle against white supremacy.
The conversation was moderated by Ayanna Legros (PhD Student in History, Duke University), with opening remarks by Prof. Cecilia Márquez (Assistant Professor of History, Duke University).
The event was organized by the Duke Center for International and Global Studies (DUCIGS), the Duke Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS), and the John Hope Franklin Center, as part of the 'Wednesdays at the Center' series. The Regulator Bookshop in Durham and the Forum for Scholars and Publics at Duke University co-sponsored the event.
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Wednesdays at the Center is a topical weekly series in which scholars, artists, journalists, and others speak informally about their work in conversation with Duke students, staff, faculty, and community members. The series, which began in March 2006, typically welcomes audience members every week throughout the academic semesters over the lunch hour.
Due to covid-19 restrictions, the 2020-2021 edition of W@TC is online.
This year’s Wednesdays at the Center series is especially focused on anti-racism under the rubric:
JHF | Global Anti-Racism (histories of action).
Read the full press release about the series:
https://igs.duke.edu/series-wednesdays-center-series/jhf-global-anti-racism-histories-action-wednesdays-center-special
Read an article about the series on Duke Today:
https://today.duke.edu/2020/08/racism-through-lens-john-hope-franklin
