Events

September 25

David Blight will be in conversation with Ta-Nehisi Coates, distinguished writer in residence at NYU’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute, about Coates’ new book “The Water Dancer” (One World, September 2019). This event, sponsored by the Free Library of Philadelphia, will be held at Irvine Auditorium, 3401 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, September 25, 2019 at 8:00pm.

For more information: https://libwww.freelibrary.org/programs/authorevents/index.cfm?id=90680

Mr. Jefferson’s Salon Series: Race and Democracy

September 26

David Blight will participate in a conversation with Ibram X. Kendi, Martha S. Jones, Peter Onuf and moderator, Dr. Edward L. Ayers about a conversation about how the legacy of slavery has shaped our democracy. The conversation will take place at the Historic Academy of Music Theatre, 600 Main Street, Lynchburg, VA on Thursday, September 26, 2019 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm.

For more information: https://www.poplarforest.org/event/mr-jeffersons-salon-series-race-democracy/

SCAD Museum of Art

October 3

David Blight will give the keynote lecture for an event at the Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD) honoring the life and legacy of orator, abolitionist, writer and statesman Frederick Douglass. The lecture, part of a full day of events, will be held in the SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd, Savannah, GA 31401, at 5:00pm.

For more information: https://www.scad.edu/event/2019-10-03-honor-frederick-douglass-scad-museum-art

North Carolina State University 2019 History Weekend

October 4

David Blight will give a talk entitled “Composite Nation: Frederick Douglass's Vision of a Multi-Ethnic America” on Saturday, October 5. This event, part of the North Carolina State University 2019 History Weekend, will be held in Withers Hall/Room 232A, 101 Lampe Dr, Raleigh, NC 27607 at 10:00am. On Friday, October 4th at 7:30pm in Withers Hall/Room 140, David Blight will screen hour two of the documentary, Reconstruction: America after the Civil War. These events are free and open to the public, but registration is recommended to reserve space.

For more information: https://history.ncsu.edu/history_weekend.php

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Slave No More: Two Men Who Escaped to Freedom (WGBHForum, Atlanta, Georgia)

November 15, 2007 in Speeches •

David Blight discusses his latest work Slave No More: Two Men Who Escaped to Freedom. His new book includes previously unpublished narratives from two former slaves, offering readers a poignant, painful story of lives at once heroic and inspiring.