Isabel Wilkerson

Holloway, documentary directors discuss importance of studying lynching

February 20, 2018

In the documentary “An Outrage,” Provost Jonathan Holloway said it’s important to remember the history of lynchings in the Jim Crow South because the pain and memory carry on for generations. “Being...

Author draws hundreds to speech about legacy of Great Migration at Evanston Township High School

November 17, 2015

The great American jazz musician Louis Armstrong and award-winning novelist Toni Morrison would not exist if it weren’t for the Great Migration of the 20th century, said Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist...

Author Isabel Wilkerson speaks about Great Migration

November 7, 2013

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson spoke to a packed audience Thursday about the Great Migration of the mid-20th century and black Americans' rise from Southern oppression. About 100 students...

Journalist Isabel Wilkerson to deliver Allison Davis Lecture

October 9, 2013

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson will deliver this year's Allison Davis Lecture on Nov. 7 in Harris Hall. Wilkerson was the first black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in journalism,...

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