Tag Archives: History
The Rebirth of Civil Rights: A New Movement for a New Generation
The powerful image of Dr. King's police mug shot used in this year's theme was selected by UM-Flint alumnus and graphic artist James Thigpen.
UM-Flint Helps Bring Vintage Base Ball to Flint
"Take me out to the ball game" will be more than lyrics to a song next summer in Flint. In fact, baseball fans will be able to root, root, root for a new "old" home team.
UM-Flint Political Science Department Presents "State of the UAW" Panel Discussion
This panel discussion will be held Sunday, October 28, at 2 p.m. in the University Center's KIVA Auditorium.
UM-Flint History Students Heading to Wales
The University of Michigan-Flint Department of History's 2012 Wyatt Exploration Program gives students the unique opportunity to explore Wales firsthand.
UM-Flint Faculty Lead "Tour of Flint" Bike Ride
The Tour of Flint will show riders pieces of Flint's history as well as parts of its present and future.
UM-Flint Premieres Film "Kinderblock 66: Return to Buchenwald"
The documentary is about four of the boys from Kinderblock 66 returning to Buchenwald as grown men.
Holocaust Display in UM-Flint Library Features Stories of Local Residents
The exhibit features first-hand accounts of survival during World War II that were retold by five community members who lived through this period as young children.
Paper Cranes; Lasting Peace
The peace class students are very close to completing the goal of 1,000 peace cranes that will be used to create a traveling display.
UM-Flint Winegarden Visiting History Professor to Present Lecture on Kristallnacht
The University of Michigan-Flint and the Flint Jewish Federation will co-host a public lecture by the university's 2011-12 Myron and Margaret Winegarden Visiting Professor, Kenneth Waltzer, Ph.D.
UM-Flint History Students Take on "Museum Makeover"
A University of Michigan-Flint history class is working with two area museums to get a better understanding of how what happened locally relates to the broader history of the country.