Civil Rights Institute

Florida State University’s Civil Rights Institute’s Director and Acting Chair of the 400 Years of African American History Commission (400YAAHC), Ted Ellis, attended Freedom Forward: Alaska in Anchorage, Alaska, from June 19 to June 24.  

Florida State University’s Civil Rights Institute was approved by the National Park Service to be included in the African American Civil Rights Network (AACRN), a federally funded initiative to bring awareness to various stories within the Civil Rights Movement as it spans time.

Florida State University’s Civil Rights Institute Director Ted Ellis gave the keynote address at the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s annual African American History Celebration on Wednesday, February 21.

Florida State University’s Civil Rights Institute (CRI) celebrated Black History Month with an hour-long screening of the “Justice Sunday” series on Wednesday, February 21, in the College of Medicine Auditorium

Florida State University’s Civil Rights Institute’s Director and Acting Chair of the 400 Years of African American History Commission (400YAAHC) Ted Ellis attended a showcase of the film “Kemba,” at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Monday, February 5.