ROCHESTER HISTORIAN DAVID ANDERSON IS HONORED AT NAZARETH FOR HIS LIFE'S WORK: TEACHING AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND HERITAGE
Rochester, NY (04/27/2022) — Nazareth College is honoring the life's work of David Anderson, Ph.D., a beloved and prominent historian, civil rights scholar, and educator in Rochester, by renaming Nazareth College's Center for Public History in his honor. He will be recognized with a ceremony and private reception on Thursday, April 28, at 4 p.m. It is also Anderson's 92nd birthday.
Anderson, a renowned Frederick Douglass reenactor and long-time visiting community scholar in the School of Education and the College of Arts and Sciences at Nazareth, has made significant contributions to the public understanding and appreciation of African American history, culture, and heritage. For more than 25 years he has convened the celebration of Kwanzaa in the Rochester community.
He recently earned the New York state Liberty Medal, the highest civilian honor that a state resident can receive. It's given for lifetime achievement and exceptional community acts.
Anderson is a founding member of Blackstorytelling League and of AKWAABA: The Heritage Associates, which shares stories of the Underground Railroad freedom movement for African Americans across the United States.
He has chaired the Rochester/Monroe County Freedom Trail Commission and was appointed to the Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Commission by New York Senator Chuck Schumer in 2018.
WHEN: Thursday, April 28, at 4 p.m.
WHERE: Golisano Academic Center, Nazareth College
4th floor, Center for Public History
MEDIA: Please contact Julie Long at (585) 781-8186 and she will meet you to bring you to the event.
Nazareth College
Julie Long, Senior News & Public Relations Officer | (585) 389-2456 | (585) 781-8186 (c) | jlong2@naz.eduShare this Story
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