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Upcoming Events<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

February 2<\/em>5
Martin Luther King, Jr.<\/strong>
\u201cLetter from Birmingham Jail<\/a>\u201d (1963)
Malcolm X<\/strong>
\u201cThe African Revolution and Its Impact on Afro-Americans<\/a>\u201d Harvard Law School Forum, December 16, 1964<\/p>\n\n\n\n

March 2<\/em>5
Daphne du Maurier<\/strong>
\u201cThe Birds<\/a>\u201d (1952)
\u201cThe Old Man<\/a>\u201d (1952)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

April <\/em>29
Robert Hayden<\/strong>
<\/a>Middle Passage<\/a> (1961)
Langston Hughes<\/strong>
Harlem<\/a> (1951)
Maya Angelou<\/strong>
Still I Rise<\/a> (1978)
Audre Lorde<\/strong>
Power<\/a> (1978)
Lucille Clifton<\/strong>
homage to my hips<\/a> (1980)
Rita Dove<\/strong>
After Reading <\/a>Mickey in the Night Kitchen<\/a><\/em> for the Third Time Before Bed<\/a> (1991)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

May 2<\/em>7
William Shakespeare<\/strong>
Henry VI, Part 3<\/a><\/em> (1591)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Regular Event Series<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Special Collections hosts regular monthly, annual, and semi-annual events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ettinger Book Artist Series<\/strong><\/a>
(Formerly the Book FOR[u]MS<\/a> Book Artist Speaker Series)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fromkin Memorial Lecture<\/strong><\/a>
Recent Research in Social Justice and Human Rights<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Great Books Roundtable Discussions<\/strong><\/a>
An informal gathering to discuss classic works of literature.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Current Exhibits<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

New exhibit coming soon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n