Tulsa’s Race Relations Draw Global Interest
POIGNANT DISCUSSION: Panelists discuss Tulsa race relations from the perspective of the “Just Governance for Human Security Conference” that was held in Caux, Switzerland, this past July. Speaking is Alicia Latimer, African American research coordinator for Tulsa City County Library. From left are Michelle Place, executive director for the Tulsa Historical Society & Museum; Shontaye Abegaz of Chicago, who is a program director for the Just Governance Conference in Caux, Switzerland; Alesia Latimer Clement, a retired social worker and Booker T. Washington graduate; and Susan Savage, former Tulsa Mayor and current CEO of Morton Health Services.
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Panelists recently spoke about their participation in the “Just Governance for Human Security Conference” that was held in Caux, Switzerland this past July. The event was held at the Tulsa Historical Society and Museum at 2445 S. Peoria Ave., in Tulsa on Sept. 15.
Panelists presented “Why is There Global Interest in Tulsa’s Race Relations? Healing History – an African American Experience.” The panel included Alesia Latimer Clement, a retired social worker and Booker T. Washington graduate; Alicia Latimer, African American research coordinator for Tulsa City-County Library; Michelle Place, executive director for the Tulsa Historical Society & Museum, and Susan Savage, former Tulsa Mayor and current of Morton Health Services; and via recorded video, John W. Franklin, who is the senior manager, Office of External Affairs, National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Also in attendance was Shontaye Abegaz of Chicago, who is a program director for the Just Governance Conference in Caux, Switzerland.
Delegation chair, John W. Franklin son of the late Dr. John Hope Franklin, provided an opening statement, via video, giving the background of the conference and why the Tulsa delegates were selected. Panel participants discussed their presentations to the conference and their observations and insights followed by a question and answer session.
The program was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Tulsa’s Community & Diversity Committee, the Tulsa Historical Society & Museum, and the Tulsa City County Library’s African-American Resource Center.
The mission of the Tulsa Historical Society & Museum is to illuminate the past, enrich the present, and inspire future generations by collecting, preserving and presenting Tulsa’s history. A respected research repository, Tulsa Historical Society & Museum holds an extensive collection of resources on the city’s rich past, including more than 200,000 still photographs, books, maps, documents, graphics, historical costumes and architectural remnants, and fine and decorative arts. The museum utilizes its collection to create exhibits featuring stories from Tulsa’s past as well as to provide educational programming to schools and civic groups.
Updated 10-17-2016
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