2011 K. Leroy Irvis Black History Month Celebration
America’s Best Weekly: A Century of The Pittsburgh Courier
Pitt Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg and Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs Robert Hill, in association with the Senator John Heinz History Center, held a private reception to help launch an exhibition at the center celebrating the nationwide impact of The Pittsburgh Courier throughout the past 100 years. The Feb. 10 program at the History Center was Pitt’s 2011 K. Leroy Irvis Black History Month Program. The exhibition will be on view through Oct. 2.
Other Stories From This Issue
On the Freedom Road
Follow a group of Pitt students on the Returning to the Roots of Civil Rights bus tour, a nine-day, 2,300-mile journey crisscrossing five states.
Day 1: The Awakening
Day 2: Deep Impressions
Day 3: Music, Montgomery, and More
Day 4: Looking Back, Looking Forward
Day 5: Learning to Remember
Day 6: The Mountaintop
Day 7: Slavery and Beyond
Day 8: Lessons to Bring Home
Day 9: Final Lessons