Events

Holding These Truths: A Panel Discussion about the Declaration of Independence

May 31

David Blight, along with Annette Gordon-Reed and Peter S. Onuf, will participate in "Holding These Truths: A Panel Discussion about the Declaration of Independence" at Antiquarian Hall, 185 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA 01609 on Thursday, May 31st at 7:00pm. This panel presentation is part of "Declaring Independence: Then and Now," a region-wide commemoration and exploration of the Declaration of Independence presented by Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area and the American Antiquarian Society.

For more information: http://www.davidwblight.com/david-w-blight-slavery-civil-rights-events/2018/5/31/holding-these-truths-a-panel-discussion-about-the-declaration-of-independence

Massachusetts History Day Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Commemoration

June 2

David Blight, along with Lois Brown and John Stauffer, will speak at the Mass History Day Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Commemoration event at the Media Arts Center at Roxbury Community College, Roxbury, MA on Saturday, June 2, 2018, 1:00-4:00pm.

For more information: http://www.davidwblight.com/david-w-blight-slavery-civil-rights-events/2018/6/2/massachusetts-history-day-frederick-douglass-bicentennial-commemoration

Diversity, Civility, and the Liberal Arts

June 5

David Blight will take part in “Diversity, Civility, and the Liberal Arts: An Institute for Faculty and Administrators at Independent Colleges and Universities” hosted by the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) in Atlanta, GA, June 3-6, 2018. David Blight will give a talk entitled “History, Diversity, Civility ... and Humility” at the Institute on June 5th at 9:00am.

For more information: http://www.davidwblight.com/david-w-blight-slavery-civil-rights-events/2018/6/5/diversity-civility-and-the-liberal-arts

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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 His new book includes previously unpublished narratives from two former slaves, offering readers a poignant, painful story of lives at once heroic and inspiring.