VCU Libraries celebrates the release of the autobiography of noted
civil-rights activist Dr. Edward H. Peeples, Jr., with an evening panel
discussion featuring Dr. Peeples in a conversation on his life's mission
with his book contributors, Dr. Nancy MacLean and Dr. James H. Hershman,
Jr., moderated by Dr. John Kneebone. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. A book signing
and reception will follow.

Date - March 18 from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM

Where - W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts*, 922 Park Ave.,
Richmond, VA 23284

This event is free and open to the public.  Parking is available for a fee
in the West Broad Street, West Main Street, and West Cary Street parking
decks. If special accommodations are needed, or to register offline, please
call (804) 828-0593 prior to March 14, 2014.

About the Book

*Scalawag: A White Southerner's Journey Through Segregation to Human Rights
Activism* is the autobiography of Dr. Edward H. Peeples, Jr. It tells the
story of a white working-class youth who became an unlikely civil-rights
activist. Born in 1935 in Richmond, where he was taken to segregated
churches and sent to segregated schools, Peeples was taught the ethos and
lore of white supremacy by the white adults around him. But by age
nineteen, he had become what the these people called a "traitor to the
race."

At Richmond Professional Institute (the forerunner to VCU on the Monroe
Park Campus), Peeples was encouraged by a lone teacher to think critically.
Peeples found his way to the black freedom struggle and began a long career
of activism. He challenged racism in his U.S. Navy unit and engaged in
sit-ins and community organizing. Later, as a VCU professor, he agitated
for good jobs, health care and decent housing for all; pushed for the
creation of courses in African American studies at VCU in the early 1970s;
and worked toward equal treatment for women, prison reform and more.

Covering fifty years' participation in the civil-rights movement, Peeples's
gripping story brings to life an unsung activist culture to which countless
forgotten individuals contributed, over time expanding their commitment
from civil rights to other causes.

More info. HERE:
www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2013-14/scalawag.html


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Ray Bonis
Archives Coordinator
Special Collections and Archives
James Branch Cabell Library
VCU Libraries
901 Park Ave. VCU Box 842033
Richmond, VA 23284-2033

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