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24th Annual MLK Jr. Social Justice Lecture & Award

Slavery and Genocide: The U.S., Jamaica and the Historical Sociology of Evil
Dr. Orlando Patterson
Jan 21, 2025 at - | Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
Zellerbach Theatre
3680 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Join as we honor the luminary Dr. Orlando Patterson and he has a conversation with Dr. Michael Hanchard pondering the "paradox of freedom". On January 21, 2025 at 5:30pm

Join us as we honor Dr. Orlando Patterson's commitment to social justice and he has a conversation with Dr. Michael Hanchard discussing “Slavery and Genocide: The U.S., Jamaica and the Historical Sociology of Evil"

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Orlando Patterson, a historical and cultural sociologist, is the John Cowles Professor of Sociology at Harvard University. He previously held faculty appointments at the University of the West Indies, his alma mater, and the London School of Economics where he received his PhD. He has written on the cultural sociology of sports, especially the game of cricket. Professor Patterson is the author of numerous academic papers and 6 major academic books including, Slavery and Social Death (1982), Freedom in the Making of Western Culture (1991), The Ordeal of Integration (1997), and The Cultural Matrix: Understanding Black Youth (2015).