IHC: JOHN MAJEWSKI, LIVING DEMOCRACY IN CAPITALISM’S SHADOW: CREATIVE LABOR, BLACK ABOLITIONISTS, AND THE STRUGGLE TO END SLAVERY
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2020, 4:00-5:00PM (VIA ZOOM)

For those who were unable to attend the live event, video of the talk can be viewed here (available in both English and Spanish), and post-event coverage (Then and Now: Art and Literature for Social Change by Romy Hildebrand) can be read here, in our News & Features section.

John Majewski’s talk focusses on the new type of capitalism that developed in the northern United States two decades after the Civil War, and how it presented new opportunities to highlight the evils of slavery. The talk will be followed by an audience Q&A. John Majewski is the Michael Douglas Dean of Humanities and Fine Arts and Professor in the Department of History. His areas of specialization include American economic, social, and legal history; Southern history; and the U.S. Civil War. This event is free but registration is required.

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