Legacies of 1619 In 1619, the first enslaved Africans arrived in English North America. To mark the 400th anniversary of this historic event, the MHS offers four public programs to discuss the history of Africans and African Americans in the American past. Each program features leading scholars who will elaborate on a theme from the perspective of the 17th, 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. September 7 | Museum of African American History, Boston Recognition & Resilience with Kerri Greenidge, Tufts University; David Krugler, University of Wisconsin—Platteville; Peter Wirzbicki, Princeton University; and moderator Robert Bellinger, Suffolk University October 19 | Massachusetts Historical Society Afro-Native Connections with Christine DeLucia, Williams College; Kendra Field, Tufts University; and moderator Catherine Allgor, MHS November 16 | Roxbury Community College, Student Commons Black Radicalism / Black Power with John Stauffer, Harvard University; Jeffrey O. G. Ogbar, University of Connecticut; Adriane D. Lentz-Smith, Duke University; and moderator Valerie Roberson, Roxbury Community College December 14 | Massachusetts Historical Society Citizenship & Belonging with Manisha Sinha, University of Connecticut; Elizabeth Herbin-Triant, University of Massachusetts—Lowell; Hasan Kwame Jeffries, Ohio State University; and moderator Marita Rivero, Museum of African American History, Boston Each program begins with a reception at 3:30 PM. The panel discussions begin at 4:00 PM. Please register online at www.masshist.org/events. Co-sponsored by the Museum of African American History and Roxbury Community College
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