From: Anderson, Kamili [mailto:doris.anderson@Howard.edu] Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 12:14 PM Subject: MSRC EVENTS: Saturday, May 24, 3-5pm, Celebrating the 225th Year of Publication of Olaudah Equiano's Autobiography, "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African, Written by Himself" Dear Friends and Colleagues: I am forwarding news of this exciting Special Summer Event at Moorland-Spingarn in hopes that you will attend and/or share this information with your networks. Thank You! [http://lgimages.s3.amazonaws.com/data/imagemanager/82859/msrc_logo__2_.jpg]<http://www.howard.edu/msrc>On Saturday, May 24, 2014, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m., in the Browsing Room of Howard University's Founders Library<http://library.howard.edu/aecontent.php?pid=485081&sid=4062265>, the African American Literature & Culture Society (AALCS) and The Moorland-Spingarn Research Center (MSRC)<http://www.howard.edu/msrc/> will host a roundtable panel and exhibit celebrating the 225th year of publication of Olaudah Equiano's autobiography, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African, Written by Himself. The program is free and open to the public. Originally published in 1789, Equiano's narrative is an enduring tale that articulates, in stark yet very human terms, the brutality of the trans-Atlantic slave trade from the perspectives of one who was enslaved and who later transcended slavery. The May 24 roundtable will be chaired by the University of Utah's Dr. Wilfred D. Samuels, AALCS founding president, and will feature presentations by the following scholars: * Howard Dodson, Director of the Howard University Library System and the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center * Arthur Torrington, President of the Equiano Society of London, England * Kari Winter, SUNY-Buffalo * Eric D. Lamore, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez * Edward Leon Robinson, California State University, Dominguez Hills In conjunction with the panel, Moorland-Spingarn Research Center's curators will present an exhibit showcasing rare copies of Equiano's Narrative, including a copy of the first American edition published in 1791, an inscribed 1794 edition, and images of the author from the Center's collection. At program's end, the AALCS will present MSRC Director Dodson with its Dr. Darwin T. Turner Distinguished Scholar Award, followed by a reception. Named for the prolific scholar of African American history and literature, this year's award salutes, in the words of AALCS President-Elect Shirley Moody Turner, Dodson's "unsurpassed work as chronicler, preserver, glorifier, and magnifier of African American history and culture." "We are convinced," Turner continues, "that...the transformation of the study and validation of the African American literary tradition over the past one hundred years...would have been impossible without the central role played by people like [Howard Dodson]." For more information, visit the HULS website<http://library.howard.edu/> or contact me directly. Hope to see you there! Kamili Anderson D. Kamili Anderson, Public Affairs & Communications Specialist Howard University Library System (HULS)<http://library.howard.edu/library> 500 Howard Place, Room 228 Founders Washington, DC 20059 (202) 806-7237 ofc; -7234 main ofc; (202) 355-3695 cell kamili.anderson@howard.edu<mailto:kamili.anderson@howard.edu> For up-to-date and breaking HULS News, follow us on [Description: facebook icon] <https://www.facebook.com/pages/Howard-University-Library-System-HULS/477400242326423> [Description: twitter icon] <https://twitter.com/HULibrarySystem> "I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library." --Jorge Luis Borges CONFIDENTIALITY NOTE: The information transmitted, including attachments, is intended only for the person(s) or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and destroy any copies of this information.