UMass Amherst Professor to Participate in Panel on Springfield’s African-American Heritage

February 20, 2013
Contact: 
Daniel J. Fitzgibbons
Contact Phone: 
413/545-0444
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DATE:           Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013
TIME:            1 p.m. 
PLACE:         Pan African Historical Museum, 1500 Main St., Springfield
 
 
Amilcar Shabazz, professor of Afro-American studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, will be a panelist on “Discovering Springfield’s African American Heritage” on Saturday, Feb. 23 at 1 p.m. at the Pan African Historical Museum in Springfield.
 
Joining Shabazz in the discussion will be Wayne E. Phaneuf, executive editor of The Republican, and Joseph Carvalho III, retired president and executive director of the Springfield Museums.
 
For information, call the museum at 413/733-4823.