Civil Rights Movement Archives

Black History Month Speaker Nikki Brown

Cultural attaché Miranda Patterson opened our series of events around Black History Month 2021 with a virtual talk and discussion with Nikki Brown. The talk has been streamed live on Facebook and was moderated by journalist Irene Brickner from the daily newspaper Der Standard. The theme of the virtual talk was African American Voter Engagement and ...

By U.S. Embassy Austria | 18 February, 2021 | Topics: Education, History, Human Rights | Tags: black history month, Civil Rights Movement, equal rights, human rights

Perspectives on Race Relations in the U.S. and Austria

At the second event in our Fall 2020 Virtual Speaker Series last Tuesday, Daryl Davis , U.S. activist, author, and Grammy Award-winning musician talked and discussed Christa Bauer, Mauthausen Komitee Österreich and moderator Djamila Grandits, CineCollective about their experiences and objectives. Daryl Davis is an American R&B and Blues musician, activist, author, and actor. His efforts to improve race relations, in which ...

By U.S. Embassy Austria | 12 November, 2020 | Topics: Education, Events, Human Rights, U.S. & Austria | Tags: antisemitism, Civil Rights Movement, discussion, human rights

Internationalizing African American History in the 21st Century

Last week of February, Dr. Robert F. Jefferson, Jr. , came to Austria to discuss how prominent black leaders such as Booker T. Washington and Barack Obama have provided a unique window into understanding the rich complexities of the African American experience and its impact on the international stage. He talked at schools and gave a lecture at the Amerika ...

By U.S. Embassy Austria | 10 March, 2020 | Topics: Education, Events, History | Tags: Civil Rights Movement, equal rights, human rights

Breaking Hate with Christian Picciolini

The U.S. Embassy invited activist and reformed white supremacist Christian Picciolini to Vienna to talk with stakeholders about his work in extremism intervention, prevention, and disengagement. Christian Picciolini runs the NGO Free Radicals , which works on outreach to communities vulnerable to radicalization. Mr. Picciolini has trained government and law enforcement agencies and given talks around the world on ...

By U.S. Embassy Austria | 16 December, 2019 | Topics: Culture, Education, Events, Human Rights | Tags: antisemitism, Austrian-American Society, Civil Rights Movement, discussion, equal rights, human rights, muslim youth, Österreichsich-Amerikanische Gesellschaft

A Spiritual Evening with Nicole Taylor

U.S. soprano Nicole Taylor spoke about the history of the African American spirituals, their original themes and the way they developed over time. Rediscovered during the Civil Rights Movement they continue to enchant audience all over the world. Mrs. Taylor not only talked but sang many examples of well known and lesser known spirituals. She ...

By U.S. Embassy Austria | 23 February, 2015 | Topics: Events | Tags: Civil Rights Movement

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