HU Museum Presents Father's Day Tea & Book Signing

Hampton, VA - Join the Hampton University Museum and celebrate the fathers in your life with a Father’s Day Tea & Book Signing on Sunday, June 17 from 2 p.m.- 4p.m. Dr. Hoda M. Zaki, professor of political science at Hood College in Frederick, Md., will discuss and sign her new publication Civil Rights at Hampton Institute: The Legacy of Alonzo G. Moron.

Civil Rights and Politics at Hampton Institute presents the story of how one of the preeminent and historically conservative private institutions of higher black education came to play an important part in the struggle for full racial equality. Zaki traces Hampton Institute’s progressive impact to its first black and alumnus president, Alonzo G. Moron, who used his office to launch a powerful and sustained attack against segregation.

The event will take place on the first floor of the University Museum, come and enjoy refreshments, view the special Jamestown 2007 exhibitions, and purchase a copy of the book. Please RSVP by Friday, June 15. For more information, contact Vanessa Thaxton-Ward at 757-727-5508.