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Jupiterā€™s Lifelong Learning Society Presents Allida Black

Allida Blackā€™s lecture, ā€œEleanor Roosevelt and the Battle for Human Rights: 1945-Present,ā€ is based on ā€œ The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers,ā€ a project designed to preserve, teach and apply Rooseveltā€™s writings and discussions of human rights and democratic politics.

Allida Black, Ph.D., is a researcher and professor of history and international affairs at George Washington University,


By cara perry | 9/22/2015

¹ś²śĀץķā€™s Lifelong Learning Society Jupiter will present a lecture by Allida Black, Ph.D.,Ā on Thursday, Oct. 29 at 10 a.m. in the Lifelong Learning Society complex at ¹ś²śĀץķā€™s John D. MacArthur Campus, 5353 Parkside Dr., in Jupiter.

Blackā€™s lecture, ā€œEleanor Roosevelt and the Battle for Human Rights: 1945-Present,ā€ is based on ā€œ The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers,ā€ a project designed to preserve, teach and apply Rooseveltā€™s writings and discussions of human rights and democratic politics. A noted Roosevelt scholar, Black has written extensively on the woman who redefined American liberalism and democratic reform.

Black, a researcher and professor of history and international affairs at George Washington University, has gathered hundreds of columns, essays, speeches, and photographs providing an in-depth look at the political writings of one of liberalismā€™s most outspoken leaders and trailblazers for human rights, womenā€™s rights and global relations.Ā  Black, who is currently designing a multimedia traveling exhibit on Roosevelt politics and policy, is a board of governorsā€™ member of the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute, an advisory board member of the Center for New Deal Studies and a director of the Liberian Education trust, a project designed to rebuild the Liberian public school system.

Tickets are $30 for members and $40 for non-members. For more information, contact the Lifelong Learning Society at 561-799-8547 or visit .

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