January 31, 2008

SIU Med School Sponsors African-American Ethnic Heritage Day

An Ethnic Heritage Day celebration celebrating African-American cultures will be held Tuesday, February 12, at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine.  The event will be held from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the lobby of the School’s main building at 801 N. Rutledge St., Springfield.

The program includes a talk by Springfield resident Robert Moore, who served as a U.S. Marshall from 1994-2002, and then as chief of police in Jackson, Miss., before retiring in 2005.  He will present "The Presidents Men: Black United States Marshals" a travelling exhibit that chronicles 133 years of service of African-American men as presidential appointed U.S. Marshals and Deputy Marshals during the agency’s 219-year history. 

There also will be cultural displays and artifacts as well as tasting of foods from African-American cultures.

Ethnic Heritage Day celebrations are held regularly at the medical school to share information about various ethnic cultures.  The events are organized by SIU’s Diversity, Multicultural and Minority Affairs office.

For more information, contact Patricia Davis at 217-545-7243 weekdays.

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