African American Studies Program: Rev. Justin Searls in Presentation, “Liberty to the Captive”

Lane Center 111

FSU’s African American Studies Program Presents Rev. Justin Searls in Presentation, “Liberty to the Captive”

As part of the African American Lecture series, Frostburg State University’s African American Studies Program will host the Rev. Justin Searls on Tuesday, Sept. 24, for a lecture titled “Liberty to the Captive: The Two Definitions of Equality in the Abolitionist Movement.” The lecture will take place from 7 to 8.30 p.m. in room 111 of FSU’s Lane University Center. The event is free and open to the public.

Searls is a Christian minister, chaplain, professional writer and modern abolitionist. He has written and published several commentaries and letters to the editor in different newspapers. He is the author of “Freedom’s Proclamation: The Abolition of Slavery and the Theology of the Civil War,” a Bible study demonstrating how God condemned racism in the Bible and providentially through the Civil War. He is also the author of two poetry compilations – “The Cross in the Night” and “The Light of the Eternal Holy Fire.” Searls graduated from the University of Akron summa cum laude with a bachelor’s in political science with a focus on history. He is pursuing a master’s in history at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va.

The presentation is co-sponsored by the African American Studies Program and the Department of Geography.

For more information, contact Dr. James Saku, coordinator of the African American Studies Program, at 301-687-4724 or jsaku@frostburg.edu.

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