CIVIL RIGHTS MINISTER, ALVIN AILEY ENSEMBLE TO HIGHLIGHT MONTH-LONG
AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY CELEBRATION AT U.VA. 

	CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Jan. 28 -- Samuel Dewitt Proctor, an
internationally known minister and orator, and the Alvin Ailey
Repertory Ensemble will be featured events during African-American
History Month celebrations at the University of Virginia. 
	The 70-year-old Proctor, who traveled with the late Rev.
Martin Luther King Jr. during the early days of the civil rights
movement, has been called one of the greatest preachers of our time.
He will speak Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 7 p.m. in Old Cabell Hall.
Accompanying Proctor will be U.Va.'s Black Voices Choir.
	On Feb. 20, the Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble, a
world-renowned dance troupe from New York City, will perform at the
Charlottesville Performing Arts Center at 8 p.m.  The 12 member
group was created by Ailey in 1974 to showcase the best talent of
the American Dance Center.  Admission is $5 for students, $15 for
others.  For ticket information, call (804) 924-3286 or 92-HELLO.
	Other African-American History Month events include: 
	¥ Through February, a display on contributions of
African-American women who served as untrained nurses during the
Civil War.  Sponsored by the School of Nursing, the exhibit in
McLeod Hall will feature the works of Harriet Tubman and Sojourner
Truth, among others.
	¥ Through February, exhibits and talks with local artists
about issues facing African American artists will be held in
Fayerweather Hall.  Sponsored by the McIntire Department of Art, the
gallery will also present a series of films highlighting art of the
African Diaspora.  For more information call (804) 924-6122.
	¥ Feb. 1 through July 27, the Bayly Art Museum, located on
Rugby Road, will feature "Images of Animals in African Art"
exhibits. 
	¥ Saturday, Feb. 1, 6 p.m. in the Newcomb Hall Theater, the
Black Student Alliance will present a talent show. 
	¥ Monday, Feb. 10, 6 and 9 p.m. in the Newcomb Hall Theater,
the movie, "Get on the Bus," will be featured.  A discussion will
follow. 
	¥ Wednesday, Feb. 12, 6 p.m. in the Physics Building Room
204, a panel will discuss "Sisters in the Struggle," an analysis of
African-American women's roles.
	¥ Thursday, Feb. 13, 6:30 p.m in the Physics Building Room
204, a panel will discuss "The World of African American Athletes." 
	¥ Sunday, Feb. 16, 4 to 7:30 p.m. at the Walker Upper
Elementary School on Dairy Road, panelists will discuss "Educating
African-American Youth:  A Place for Solutions."
	¥ Friday, Feb. 19, 6:30 p.m. in Newcomb Hall's Pav, the
Heritage Poetry Series will present poetry readings that examine the
struggles of Malcolm X.
	¥ Tuesday, Feb. 25, 5:30 p.m. at Campbell Hall, Edward
Lifsclitz, director of education at the National Museum of African
Art, will lecture on African art.
	¥ Wednesday. Feb. 26, 7 p.m. at the Physics Building Room
203, A. Peter Bailey and Henry Silva, former civil rights workers,
will discuss "The Civil Rights Movement:  Revisited." 
	Events are open to the public and free, except as noted.
	Sponsors for these events include University Union, Upward
Bound, Charlottesville's NAACP and the African-American Summit
Committee.
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January 27, 1997
	For additional information, call Ishmail Conway, director of
the Luther P. Jackson Cultural Center at (804) 924-7923.  Television
reporters should call our TV News Office at (804) 924 7550.