Topic Tuesday: James Meredith and the Civil Rights Movement: 60 Years Later

Local historian Vijay Shah discusses James Meredith, the first African American to attend the University of Mississippi. He places Meredith in the context of the civil rights movement during the 1960s yet also where we are today.

Topic Tuesday is a weekly program that will either have a speaker, an activity or a topic to discuss. Come meet new neighbors, share ideas and learn new things. Please call the Reference desk at (216) 321-4700 to learn of other activities/speakers for the month. Registration begins two weeks before the event.