Events

May 23

David Blight will give the closing keynote address, “Composite Nation: Frederick Douglass and the Question of Whether America Can Ever Achieve a Unifying Narrative,” for the National Memory in a Time of Populism Conference at Washington University, Danforth Campus. The closing keynote address will be given at Hillman Hall, Washington University, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130 on May 25, 2019 at 4:00pm.

For more information: https://global.wustl.edu/national-memory-conference/

Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom Book Talk | Retired Men's Association of Greenwich

May 29

David Blight will discuss his new book, “Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom” (Simon & Schuster, October 2018), at the Greenwich Retired Men’s Association. This event will be held the First Presbyterian Church, 1 West Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, CT 06830 on May 29th, 2019 at 11:00am.

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

For more information about the event: http://greenwichrma.org/speakers/future-speakers-3/

Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom Book Talk | National Gallery of Art

June 2

David Blight will discuss his new book, “Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom” (Simon & Schuster, October 2018) in the East Building Auditorium at the National Gallery of Art, June 2nd, 2019, 12:00pm. This event is held in conjunction with the exhibition In the Library: Frederick Douglass Family Materials from the Walter O. Evans Collection.

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

For more information about the event: https://www.nga.gov/calendar/lectures/lectures-signings/frederick-douglass-prophet-of-freedom.html

Diversity, Civility, and the Liberal Arts

June 4

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 2-5, 2018. David Blight, along with Vivia A. Fowler, President, Wesleyan College; Jeffrey Makala, University Archivist, Furman University; and Julian M. Hayter, Associate Professor of Leadership Studies, University of Richmond, will participate in a panel entitled “Confronting Difficult Histories on Campus” in the Grand Ballroom of the Georgian Terrace Hotel in Atlanta, GA on June 4th at 10:45am.

A good deal of recent scholarship has recovered the histories of slavery, racism, and exclusion in American higher education. This session will begin with a presentation on historical memory and the selective commemoration of the past, then focus on case studies from three campuses that are confronting their own difficult histories.

For more information: https://www.cic.edu/p/2019-diversity-institute/Documents/2019-Diversity-Institute-Agenda.pdf

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Freedom, Equality and Emancipation

December 05, 2017

David Blight and Thavolia Glymph explored the meaning of freedom, equality and emancipation as part of the National Constitution Center's celebration of the 150th anniversary of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. Michael Gerhardt, scholar-in-residence at the National Constitution Center, moderated. The event was part of the Constitution Center's America’s Town Hall program on December 5, 2017 at the National Constitution Center on Independence Mall, 525 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106.

View video: https://constitutioncenter.org/debate/past-programs/freedom-equality-and-emancipation