White Victimhood: The Deep History

White Victimhood: The Deep History

When, where, and why did the fiction that white people suffer because they have white skin color become powerful and persuasive?  Professor Tamika Nunley will engage author and fellow Duke historian Gunther Peck in a conversation about his recent book Race Traffic:  Antislavery and the Origins of White Victimhood, 1619-1819  as well as his more recent research on youth voting rights and contemporary expressions of white racial victimhood in North Carolina.

Read about Professor Peck’s book here, and about the Voting Rights Lab in this recent story.

A light reception will follow the discussion.

This event is co-sponsored by the Duke History Hub and the Forum @ FHI. 

Information about parking and entering the building, much of which can also be found here:

We apologize in advance that parking might feel challenging, and we hope this guidance might help a little. Note that the South side of the building is the one closer to Chapel Hill Street. The North side is the side closer to the railroad tracks.

• If you have a pass to park anywhere on Duke’s campus, we request that you park in one of the gated lots on the South side of Smith Warehouse. Your use of those spaces will free visitor parking and non-gated spaces for our visitors who don’t have access to a pass.
• If you need accessible parking, there are a few spaces adjacent to Smith Warehouse outside Bay 4 and Bay 2. Ramp access is through Bay 6.
• The closest designated visitor parking is in the metered lot which is at the corner of Buchanan Blvd and Maxwell Ave (the designation for the road that runs along the south side of the building, connecting Buchanan Blvd with Campus Drive). These meters are active 24/7, and the rate is $2/hr. Payment is through Duke Blue Spot. There is a scannable QR code on a sign at the entrance to the lot.
• Free visitor parking is across Buchanan Blvd. The easiest way to prepare to use one of those lots is to consult the map and locate the blue circled areas to the east and northeast of the building. (Thanks to DHRC @ FHI for compiling this info on their website.)