Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award. The Dayton Literary Peace Prize announced Wednesday that Haygood - himself originally from Columbus, Ohio - will receive the Ambassador Richard C. The Dean of Students Office at dosFREEMississippi.DAYTON, Ohio (AP) - Writer Wil Haygood, author of multiple nonfiction books chronicling the lives of 20th-century Black Americans including “The Butler,” has won a prestigious book award.
For more information about this event, contact History Month schedule of events and its popular University Forum series, and willīe presented by the USM Office of Multicultural Programs and Services, the HonorsĬollege, and Dean of Students Office. The 2018 Armstrong-Branch Lecture is held in conjunction with the university's Black “I hope everyone will takeĪdvantage of the opportunity to come hear from one of the most important writers of Eddie Holloway, whose office coordinates the event. Internationally recognized and prolific authors to visit our city and university,Īs our guest speaker for the Armstrong-Branch Lecture,” said USM Dean of Studentsĭr. “We are indeed fortunate to have a person of Mr. Haygood served as an associate producer for the movie.Īccording to Haygood, after seeing “The Butler,” President Barack Obama praised theįilm and commented publicly that it “made me cry.” Jane Fonda Oprah Winfrey Cuba Gooding Jr. TheĢ013 movie, loosely based on the book, features seven Academy Award winners, includingįorest Whitaker, who plays White House butler Cecil Gaines, along with Oscar winners Wrote the story of his service to eight American presidents over three decades. Thurgood Marshall, “Showdown,” located longtime White House butler Eugene Allen and Haygood, also author of the acclaimed 2015 biography on the late Supreme Court Justice The lecture series is named for Gwendolyn Armstrong-Chamberlain and Raylawni Adamsīranch, who made history as the first African American students at Southern Miss when Admission is free and the public is invited. When he takes his turn as speaker for The University of Southern Mississippi's Armstrong-Branchĭistinguished Lecture Series at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. How he brought to light the story of a relatively unknown White House butler and more Wil Haygood, journalist and author of “The Butler: A Witness to History,” a New York Times bestseller and basis for the award-winning movie of the same title, will discuss The movie inspired by his book brought an American president to tears.
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