Members of the community are invited to a virtual conference tackling the history of slavery and more at UGA. The inaugural “History of Slavery at the University of Georgia: Symposium on Recognition, Reconciliation, and Redress” takes place April 30 - May 1.
Dr. James Brooks, Gable Chair of Early American History at UGA is one of the presenters.
"In the summer of 2019, the University [of Georgia] unexpectedly announced a competition for a research grant internally. $100,000 that would support the study of slavery at the University of Georgia."
Presentations will include the study of archival materials to tell about the lives of enslaved people, a panel discussing Black alumni and student experiences since desegregation, artistic performances as teaching ways to study the history of slavery, a visual conversation about race and history on North campus, and more.
UGA student and Rhodes Scholar Phaidra Buchanan contributed to the research.
"Hopefully, everyone who visits the symposium leaves with the understanding that this history is still being written. We all have a role in writing this new chapter in the university's history, and that this [symposium] is reflecting on the university in the past; future generations will have their eyes on us and the decisions we choose to make at this critical time."
The virtual event is free and open to the public to view, and most sessions will have the opportunity for questions from the audience.
Visit slaveryatuga.org.