Photos From Pitt’s 2013 K. Leroy Irvis Black History Month Program

Pitt hosted a reception and program Feb. 5 at the Senator John History Center in the Strip District to mark the University’s 2013 K. Leroy Irvis Black History Month Program. The event called attention to the current long-term exhibition—From Slavery to Freedom—that opened at the History Center Nov. 30. The evening was hosted by Pitt Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg and Pitt Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs Robert Hill, in association with the History Center.

1. Christopher Walker (left), an assistant professor at Slippery Rock University, and Samuel Black, Heinz History Center director of African American Programs and From Slavery to Freedom exhibition curator. 2.Pitt Trustee Thomas Bigley and his wife, Joan. 3. From left, Chenits Pettigrew (EDUC ’76G), assistant dean in the Pitt School of Medicine’s Office of Student Affairs and Diversity Programs; Della Hale, a friend of Pitt; Doris Brevard (EDUC ’52), former longtime principal of Vann Elementary School in the Hill District; and Laurence Glasco, a Pitt history professor. 4. Chancellor Nordenberg. 5. Pitt Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs Robert Hill. 6. Clyde B. Jones III, Pitt vice chancellor for health sciences development (left), and Waverly Duck, a Pitt assistant professor of sociology.