African American Studies 10th Anniversary Presentation: 'The Black Arts Movement in the South'

Mississippi State University's African American Studies program is celebrating 10 years of service and pride at the state's leading university. As part of the yearlong celebration, the AAS program is sponsoring a presentation by James Smethurst, director of the Graduate Program of African American Studies at UMass Amherst. Smethurst is author of the book "Behold the Land: The Black Arts Movement in the South, 1963-1985." During his talk at MSU, Smethurst will recount how the black arts movement changed American thought about what constitutes art and how the movement made Southern cities like Atlanta, Houston, Miami, New Orleans and Nashville major arts centers. Click the "Link" below for more information.