"Professor Janken’s current project is a history of the Wilmington Ten, who were civil rights movement participants who were falsely convicted of arson and firing upon firefighters and police officers during four days of rioting in February 1971 in Wilmington, North Carolina. Their convictions, which were overturned by a federal appeals court in 1980, hinged on perjured testimony knowingly solicited by the state’s attorney. The project analyzes the circumstances surrounding the racial violence and the state’s misconduct and evaluates the nationwide “Free the Wilmington Ten” campaign. It discusses black power forms of organizing that typified African American politics in the 1970s, their relationships to traditional forms of political action, and the development of black politics in the post-segregation era."
Posted on: Thu, 22 Aug 2013 22:50:35 +0000
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