Professor Albert Broussard Lecture on African Americans in Hawaii

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In honor of February, Black History Month, Texas A&M Professor Albert Broussard will give a free public lecture on Thursday, February 4, 2016 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. in the Art Auditorium titled,"Bridging Cultures Lecture Series: Early Africana Settlers' Contributions & Impact on Hawaiian History."

By the early 1890s, T. McCants Stewart had emerged as one of the most respected African American leaders in the nation. Born a free man in Charleston, South Carolina, Stewart was a minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, an attorney, an author, and a racial activist. After residing in New York for almost two decades, Stewart decided to relocate to Hawaii in 1898, shortly after the Islands were annexed by the United States. He remained in Hawaii until 1905 and, during that time established a law practice, made numerous appearance before the Hawaii Supreme Court as well as the U.S. District Court of Hawaii.

Highly respected, Stewart is regarded as the first African American attorney in Hawaii, and his legal career suggests that he fought for the rights of the Hawaiian people in much the same respect that he had fought for African American equality on the Mainland.

This presentation will examine T. McCants Stewart’s formative years, his years in Hawaii, a brief discussion of his daughter Carlotta Stewart Lai, and why he and Carlotta are important figures in Hawaii's history.

Ticket Information
Free

Event Sponsor
African American Diversity and Cultural Center of Hawaii, Mānoa Campus

More Information
Deloris Guttman, (808) 597-1341, deloris.guttman@yahoo.com

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