Providence College “The Great Debate: James Baldwin vs. William F. Buckley on Slavery and the American Dream,” September 16 at 3:00 p.m.

On September 16, 2022, the Frederick Douglass Project at Providence College will hold a screening and discussion of the famed 1965 Cambridge University debate between James Baldwin and William F. Buckley, "Has the American Dream been achieved at the expense of the American Negro?”: “Has the American Dream been achieved at the expense of the […]

Providence College: What Do the Humanities Do?

On October 21, 2022, the Frederick Douglass Project at Providence College will host Eric Adler for a discussion of the humanities and why they matter: In the late nineteenth century, the United States witnessed the so-called Battle of the Classics in which educators fought over the role of Latin and ancient Greek in college curricula. […]

Providence College: The Intellectual Origins of American Slavery

On February 24, 2023, the Frederick Douglass Project at Providence College will host John Harpham for a discussion of The Intellectual Origins of American Slavery: What were the origins of American slavery? From the time of the constitution to the present, the attempt to answer this question has been an urgent concern for observers of […]