By Daily Press staff
In its continuing celebration of “Black History Month,” Santa Monica College will present a free lecture called “LA City Limits: African American Los Angeles from the Great Depression to the Present.”
The lecture, by Cal Poly Pomona history professor Josh Sides, will be held at 7 p.m., Feb. 27 in the SMC Concert Hall, 1900 Pico Blvd. The lecture’s title comes from the name of Sides’ recently published book, “City Limits.”
Sides’ lecture is sponsored by the SMC Associates, a private organization that funds speakers and special programs on campus, and the University of California Press, publisher of Sides’ book.
In his book, Sides delves into the history and struggles of African Americans in Los Angeles neighborhoods, schools and workplaces.
Sides is a specialist in the history of California, American urban history and African American history. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of California at Davis and his master’s and doctorate degrees in American history from UCLA.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on February 18, 2004. Read the original PDF.