CSPS Research Fellow Peter Merrington purchased a motorcycle and used it as transportation for a research trip from Atlanta up the East Coast.

Photo courtesy Helen Joannides

Student Fellows Helen Joannides and Josiah Mhute enjoy a Southern specialty, red velvet cake, during Thanksgiving dinner at the home of CSPS co-directors Ivan Karp and Cory Kratz.

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CSPS Research Fellow Valmont Layne and Student Fellow Helen Joannides in New Orleans after attending the Zulu Parade during Mardi Gras. The boxes they are holding say "Zululand--Made in China". One of Layne's research interests focuses on the study of festivals, an interest he shares with Leslie Witz (see photo at right).

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CSPS Research Fellow Leslie Witz at the Zulu Parade during Mardi Gras in New Orleans. One of his research interests is the study of festivals and cultural activities.

Photo courtesy Helen Joannides

CSPS Research Fellow Leslie Witz looks at one component of the memorial to the Civil Rights movement in Kelly Ingram Park in Birmingham, Alabama. Witz also traveled to Richmond, Virginia; Washington, DC; Boston, and New York City as part of his research, to look at memorials and monuments in each of those cities.

Photo by Ciraj Rassool

CSPS Research Fellow Valmont Layne and Student Fellow Luvuyo Dondolo at the entrance to Kelly Ingram Park in Birmingham, Alabama. The park was the site of many gatherings and protests during the Civil Rights Movement. The students and fellows who traveled to Birmingham also visited the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, where Dondolo later spent part of his summer internship.

Photo by Ciraj Rassool