2021-2022 Institute Events
Turning point 1941: Rethinking World War II 80 Years On
Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021, 5:30 – 7 p.m.
Toledo Lucas County Public Library - Main Library (Michigan St. Downtown Toledo)
Admission - FREE
Explore key events of World War II during 1941, a pivotal year in the conflict. University of Toledo history professors Rob Padilla, Ph.D. and Barry Jackisch, Ph.D. will discuss how historians have interpreted the larger significance of these events and how certain assumptions about the war continue to survive in public memory 80 years after the fact.
UToledo's Roger Ray Institute for the Humanities and the Toledo Lucas County Public Library have teamed up to present this fascinating historical review.
hUMANITIES Lunch
Wednesday, Nov. 17, 12-1:30 p.m.
MEMORIAL FIELD HOUSE, 2420
2801 W BANCROFT ST, TOLEDO, OH 43606
The University of Toledo's Roger Ray Institute for the Humanities invites you to participate in our next forum on the state of the humanities in higher education. We will consider current challenges and opportunities and discuss ways to generate further interest in the humanities on campus and in the local community. Lunch will be provided free of charge!
THE DEATH AND LIFE OF MALICE GREEN
Featuring Dr. Michael Stauch, Department of History
Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021 12-1:30 p.m.
MEMORIAL FIELD HOUSE, 2420
2801 W BANCROFT ST, TOLEDO, OH 43606
Malice Green was an unemployed factory worker when he was killed in Detroit during a street enforcement incident by Detroit police officers Walter Budzyn and Larry Nevers. In contrast to events in Los Angeles following the death of Rodney King and the acquittal of officers involved in King's brutal beating, Detroit did not experience similar upheaval following Green's death in November 1992. In examining why this was the case, this talk situates Green's death in the context of Detroit during the War on Crime and the grassroots response to crime among residents of Detroit that shaped Green's experience of the city in which he died and lived.
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