'Race, Colonialism and Imperialism in South Africa in the Post-Boer War Era' Lecture Nov. 8

SALISBURY, MD---Martin Plaut, former Africa editor for BBC World Service News, discusses “Race, Colonialism and Imperialism in South Africa in the Post-Boer War Era” at Salisbury University on Wednesday, November 8.

His presentation is 7:30 p.m. in Perdue Hall's Bennett Family Auditorium.

Plaut has published extensively on history and politics from across Africa, with special attention to South Africa and the Horn of Africa. His books include Who Rules South Africa?, Understanding Eritrea: Inside Africa’s Most Repressive State and Promise and Despair: the First Struggle for a Non-Racial South Africa.

Sponsored by the History Department and Fulton Public Humanities Program, admission is free and the public is invited. For more information call 410-543-6245 or visit the SU website at www.salisbury.edu.