Alridge Speaks at Clark Atlanta University
Derrick Alridge, an assistant professor of social foundations, was the featured speaker at Clark Atlanta University's 34th annual Writers Workshop Conference April 10.
Alridge spoke on the conference's topic that day titled, "W.E.B. DuBois: A Message for a 21st Century World."
Du Bois (1868-1963) was an African-American historian and sociologist who pioneered research on the black experience in the United States. His work paved the way for the civil rights, Pan-African and Black Power movements in this country.
Alridge has spent much of his academic career bringing an historical context to education issues. His scholarship focuses on African-American educational and intellectual history. He is currently working on a book that will focus on the educational thought of the renowned African-American leader.
The conference was sponsored by CAU's department of English.