Midwest Unrest: 1960s Urban Rebellion and the Black Freedom Movement

On Thursday, October 22nd, 2026, 6:30 pm, Dr. Ashley Howard will give a lecture based on her book Midwest Unrest: 1960s Urban Rebellions and the Black Freedom Movement. Dr. Howard is an assistant professor of history at the University of Iowa with interests in the Black Midwest, Black freedom dreams, and social movements. She is the author of the Jon Gjerde Prize-winning book Midwest Unrest: 1960s Urban Rebellions and the Black Freedom Movement.

This lecture, sponsored by the Haines-Morris Endowment, will take place in the Toyota Auditorium in the Howard H. Baker Jr. School of Public Policy and Public Affairs (1640 Cumberland Ave.) on the campus of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.