Events

Annual Frederick Douglass Day in New Bedford, MA

September 18

David Blight will be the keynote speaker for the 2nd Annual Frederick Douglass Day in New Bedford, MA, on Wednesday, September 18, 2019, at 7:00pm. The event, located at the First Unitarian Church (71 8th St, New Bedford, MA, 02740), is sponsored by the New Bedford Historical Society in cooperation with the Organization of American Historians.

For more information: https://www.facebook.com/events/3067357409947034/

Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom Book Talk | Omaha, NE

September 19

David Blight will discuss his new book, “Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom” (Simon & Schuster, October 2018), at the Creighton University Harper Center Auditorium in Omaha, NE, on September 19, 2019, at 7:00pm. This lecture is cohosted by the National Park Service, National UGRR Network to Freedom, the Great Plains Black History Museum, the Kingfisher Institute, and Creighton University. The event is free and open to the public. RSVPs are required, as space is limited.

For more information about the book: http://www.davidwblight.com/books/#prophet

For more information about the event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lecture-by-david-blight-tickets-66509067411

The Free Library of Philadelphia

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

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Boston Globe | Souls on Ice (By James Smethurst)

November 04, 2007 in Articles •

"For many years historians in the United States, even scholars who challenged the relatively benign view of slavery and harsh view of Reconstruction that dominated the academy until at least the 1950s, were reluctant to draw on the testimony of the slaves themselves as found in their personal narratives."

http://www.boston.com/ae/books/articles/2007/11/04/souls_on_ice/