Please join us as we celebrate the Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) 2026 exhibition:  We Demand! A Legacy of Activism in America. The reception will be preceded by a guest lecture featuring Dr. Cory Hunter titled “American Protest Music.”

Lecture “American Protest Music”:

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Bird Library, Peter Graham Scholarly Commons (Room 114)

Exhibition Reception “We Demand!: A Legacy of Activism in America”:

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

4:30 – 6 pm

Bird Library, 6th Floor

The lecture examines music as a site of protest and activism in American culture, complementing the core themes of SCRC’s latest exhibition. The lecture and reception are free and open to the public. Those interested in attending either or both are asked to register in advance. Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) will be provided at the lecture and during brief reception remarks. Those requiring other accommodations can email Max Wagh at mlwagh@syr.edu by April 15.

The exhibition will be on view at the Special Collections Research Center, Bird Library, 6th floor gallery through the end of the Fall 2026 semester.