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American University: Catching Up with Ralph Ellison – The Blackness of Blackness

On March 24, 2022, the Political Theory Institute at American University hosted JMC faculty partner Lucas Morel for a discussion of Ralph Ellison. Thursday, March 24, 2022 • 5:30 PM […]

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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn first published in the U.S.

On this day in 1885, Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was first published in the United States. The book, still widely-read for its portrayal of race relations, focuses on […]

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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn first published in the U.S.

On this day in 1885, Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was first published in the United States. The book, still widely-read for its portrayal of race relations, focuses on […]

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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn first published in the U.S.

On this day in 1885, Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was first published in the United States. The book, still widely-read for its portrayal of race relations, focuses on […]

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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn first published in the U.S.

On this day in 1885, Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was first published in the United States. The book, still widely-read for its portrayal of race relations, focuses on […]

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Jonathan W. White: African American Visitors to the Lincoln White House

JMC fellow Jonathan W. White has recently written a book, A House Built by Slaves: African American Visitors to the Lincoln White House. It's due for release in February 2022.

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Arizona State University: Systemic Racism – Defining Terms and Evaluating Evidence

On January 18, 2022, ASU's School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership hosted Lara Bazelon and Jason Riley for its annual Martin Luther King Day lecture.

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Jonathan W. White: The Civil War and Reconstruction Letters of Harriet M. Buss

JMC fellow Jonathan W. White has recently co-edited My Work among the Freedmen, the letters of a teacher from the Civil War and Reconstruction eras.

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Arizona State University: What Are the Causes of Racial Disparities in Contemporary America?

On November 15, 2021, ASU's School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership will host Glenn Loury and Khalil Gibran Muhammad for the first in its series, "Can We Talk Honestly About Race?"

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Mark David Hall: Slavery and the American Founding

JMC faculty partner Mark David Hall has recently written a piece for Chronicles on the 1619 Project, slavery in America, and our founding ideals.

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Voegelin Institute: How Washington and Lincoln Prepared the End of Slavery in America

On March 23, 2021, the Voegelin Institute at Louisiana State University will hold a virtual discussion with William B. Allen on Washington, Lincoln, and the end of slavery.

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Jonathan White: “Black Lives Certainly Mattered to Abraham Lincoln”

JMC fellow Jonathan White has written an article for Smithsonian Magazine on Abraham Lincoln and his feelings toward slavery and racial equality.

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Providence College: “What Is ‘Racial Equality’?”

On February 12, 2021, the Frederick Douglass Initiative at Providence College will be hosting Glenn Loury for a lecture on racial equality and affirmative action.

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University of Alaska-Anchorage: Chase and Lincoln – Friends, Rivals, and Antislavery Colleagues

The Seward Lecture Series at the University of Alaska-Anchorage will be hosting Walter Stahr for a JMC-supported virtual lecture on the relationship between Lincoln and Salmon P. Chase.

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Arizona State University: Virtual Series on Race, Justice, and Leadership

For Spring 2021, ASU's School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership is continuing its virtual series entitled, "Race, Justice, and Leadership."

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RealClear Public Affairs: Peter Myers on Frederick Douglass’s American Identity Politics

JMC faculty partner Peter Myers has written a piece for RealClear Public Affairs' s 1776 Series on Frederick Douglass and American identity politics.

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Arizona State University: New Virtual Series on Race, Justice, and Leadership

For Fall 2020, ASU's School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership is holding a virtual series entitled, "Race, Justice, and Leadership."

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Ohio University: Why Does Racial Inequality Persist?

On October 1, 2020, the George Washington Forum at Ohio University will be hosting Glenn Loury and Adaner Usmani for a debate on racial inequality and its persistence in society.

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Ohio University: “America’s Two Constitutions: Race, Sex, War and the 1960s”

On September 10, 2020, the George Washington Forum at Ohio University will be hosting Christopher Caldwell for a Constitution Day lecture on the 1960s' impact on America.

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Arizona State University: Virtual Symposium on Race and the American Story

ASU's Spring 2020 "Race and the American Story" symposium will be held virtually this year. JMC faculty partners Peter Onuf and Nicholas Buccola will serve as speakers.

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Frederick Douglass and 19th Century American Political Thought

Frederick Douglass was born in February 1818 on the eastern shore of Maryland. He is remembered as one of the greatest figures in the American antislavery movement.

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Abraham Lincoln and the Preservation of the Union

Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 in Hodgenville, Kentucky. He is best known for his immense impact in leading our nation through a civil war and for ultimately abolishing slavery.

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Remembering Black History in America

Explore these articles, commentaries, and resources on the African-American experience in honor of Black History Month.

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Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day from the JMC!

January 20 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

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UCLA: Was Reconstruction a Lost Moment?

On November 21, 2019, the Center for the Liberal Arts and Free Institutions at UCLA, a JMC partner program, will be hosting a talk by Gary Gallagher on Reconstruction.

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University of Richmond: Arthur Ashe

On October 10, 2019, the Jepson School of Leadership Studies at the University of Richmond, a JMC partner program, will host Raymond Arsenault for a lecture on civil rights activist Arthur Ashe.

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Nicholas Buccola: The Fire is upon Us

JMC faculty partner Nicholas Buccola has written a new book, The Fire is upon Us: James Baldwin, William F. Buckley Jr., and the Debate over Race in America. It comes out in October 2019.

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