Hosted by LAS Faculty member Marsha Hopkins, the Civil Rights Then and Now Lecture Series welcomes Micheal D. McCarty, who will discuss his childhood growing up in Chicago and his early role in mobilizing fellow students to create the Black Student Union at St. Ignatius College Prep, and later his experiences as a member of the Black Panther party.
Michael D. “Mac” McCarty was born in 1950 in Chicago. As a young man, he attended St. Ignatius College Prep, where he started a Black Student Union and was subsequently expelled for his involvement in protests. In 1968, he joined the Black Panther Party as part of the education cadre. He left the party after the assassination of Fred Hampton. He joined the Army in 1972 to avoid being a target of the FBI. After leaving the military, he became an acupuncturist. Since 1992, he has been a professional storyteller.
The Zoom link for this lecture is: https://otis.zoom.us/j/94876989171 | Meeting ID = 948 7698 9171
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October 15, 2020
