U.S. Ambassador discusses African-American experience with students

TIRANA, March 3 – Last week, U.S. Ambassador John L. Withers II led a discussion on African-American rights’ movement with history and journalism students at the Faculty of History and Philology in Tirana.
Ambassador Withers, himself a member of the African-American community, shared with students his personal experiences in the advancement of African – American community rights in the U.S. in the last 40 years, African – Americans contributions to the progress of American society in many fields, as well as illustrations of the unique African -American culture.
Ambassador Withers told students that the equality and democracy people anywhere in the world should aspire to, regardless of their origins, was determined by two elements: self-determination and self-expression. The Ambassador responded to a number of questions that included today’s status of African – Americans in the U.S. and the implications for this community with an African – American candidate in the U.S. Presidential Primaries. Wither’s guest lecture was held as part of Black History Month in the U.S.(Tirana Times Staff)