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Otelia Cromwell Day, Thursday
Keynote address given by Harriet Washington, author of "Medical Apartheid" at 1 pm; workshops follow at 3 pm; evening performance at 7:30 pm.
Medical Apartheid by Harriet Washington
| Thursday, November 10, 2011 - full schedule | |
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| 1:00 pm | Keynote Address Sweeney Concert Hall, Sage Hall |
| 3:00 pm | Workshops/Breakout Sessions Various locations |
| 4:00 pm | Remembering Difficult Histories: A panel presentation and conversation Ford Hall 240, Case Study Room |
| 7:30 pm | The P.L.A.Y.E.R.S. Club Steppers John M. Greene Hall |
| Friday, November 11, 2011 | |
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| 4:15 pm | CEEDS Tea and Talkback, Wright Hall |
| 8:00 pm | “Weaving Voices,” a student-led spoken-word/open mic, Mwangi Cultural Center |
Award-winning medical writer Harriet Washington will deliver the keynote address at this year’s Otelia Cromwell Day symposium. Washington is the author of Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present. Washington’s talk will be preceded by a performance by the Smith College Glee Club, and a recitation, by Novana Venerable ’12, of Maven, a poem commissioned by Smith in honor of Otelia Cromwell, written by award-winning poet Nikky Finney.
All Otelia Cromwell Day events are free, open to the public and wheelchair-accessible.
Learn more about Otelia Cromwell Day, and see the complete event schedule.
Libraries Resources
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Please Note: Some of the resources listed in this section are restricted for off-campus access to Smith College students, faculty, and staff. To connect, enter your Smith Network username and password when requested. Afro-American Resources (Smith College Libraries) College Archives (Smith College Libraries) |
 Otelia Cromwell |
Websites
| Internet Site | Access |
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| Medical Apartheid (book's website) | http://www.medicalapartheid.com/ |
| National Public Radio - Listen to an interview with Harriet Washington | http://www.npr.org |
| Democracy Now- Read, watch, and listen to an interview with Harriet Washington. | http://www.democracynow.org |
| Google Video - interviews with Harriet Washington | http://video.google.com/ |
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