The Northside Library will present a multidisciplinary approach to the role of gospel music as an expression of spiritual and cultural values for African Americans and as an important part of the pursuit of civil rights.
“Gospel Music & Civil Rights: A Documentary and Discussion with Claudrena Harold,” a zoom discussion taking place Thursday at 7:00 pm will be presented by the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library.
To participate online through Zoom or using a toll-free number, register at jmrl.org or call (434) 973-7893 ext. 3.
Harold, Professor of African American Studies and African Studies and History at the University of Virginia, is the author of When Sunday Comes: Gospel Music in the Soul and Hip-Hop Era. One way to examine topics from her new book is to examine Mavis !, a 2016 documentary about singer, actress and civil rights activist Mavis Staples.
Haven’t you seen the movie yet? “Mavis!” can be streamed for free at https://jmrl.kanopy.com; Just use your JMRL library card.
Harold is also the author of “Rise and Fall of the Garvey Movement in the Urban South, 1918-1942” and “New Negro Policy in the South by Jim Crow”. She was co-editor of The Punitive Turn: New Approaches to Race and Incarceration with Deborah E. McDowell and Juan Battle and co-editor of Charlottesville 2017: The Legacy of Race and Inequality with Louis Nelson. She has also written, co-directed and produced eight short films.
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