A Thief, a Professor and the FBI
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Honors Alumni Reception
October 11, 2014 | 6–8 p.m.
Tuttleman Learning Center |
If you liked Forrest Gump's inadvertent participation in American history, but thought it was a little unbelievable, you will be amazed when you hear the story of John Raines. As a dedicated social activist whose story is now a book and a film, Temple Honors Religion professor Dr. John Raines is a part of several critical moments in our country's recent history. As a Freedom Rider, he spent a week in July 1961 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Along with others, he was arrested for supporting the Civil Rights Movement.
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Dr. John Raines |
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A decade later in 1971, Raines was part of a small group of political activists who broke into an FBI satellite office in Media, Pennsylvania in order to expose the violations of privacy and coordinated attacks on dissident groups by J. Edgar Hoover's FBI. John and Bonnie Raines, and their six counterparts were never caught. Only last year did they break their vow of silence, long after the statute of limitations expired. With a real life story like John Raines', Forrest Gump doesn't seem so far-fetched.
Come hear Dr. Raines narrate his story at the Honors Alumni Reception during Temple's Homecoming Weekend. Cocktail reception to follow.
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