The University of Alabama departments of American studies, African American studies, women s studies and the School of Social Work are sponsoring Joan C. Browning as a visiting lecturer on Feb. 16-17. Browning will speak on her experiences as a white, southern, civil rights activist in the early 1960s. While on the UA campus, she will address five different classes. All lectures are open to interested visitors.
Browning is a freelance writer and has written extensively about West Virginia tourism attractions.
As a native of Georgia, Browning has lived on Fort Hill for almost a quarter of a century. She is a part-time contract development consultant to Greenbrier Community College Foundation Inc., and has used local history both to inspire local donations and to help direct the adaptive reuse of Greenbrier Hall as a modern educational infrastructure. She has also taught writing for advertising at Concord College and has taught ethics at Greenbrier Community College Center. Seminar on the Civil Rights Movement. Issues and Problems in Women Studies Research.