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Taking Down the Monuments
The Future of the Past in Durham and Baltimore
What is the history behind the Confederate monuments that have recently come down in Baltimore and Durham? How and why did they come down? And what should be done with the empty pedestals and the spaces around them in order to offer a different kind of historical memory? Join us for a conversation with historians Martha Jones and Blair Kelley and journalist David Graham about history, memory, and politics in Baltimore, Durham, and beyond. Discussion moderated by Robin Kirk.
Free and open to the public. Light lunch served. Sponsored by the Forum for Scholars and Publics.
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Related Coverage
‘That violence is still visible’: Panel Discusses History, Future of Confederate Monuments, by Nathan Luzum, Duke Chronicle, Sep 9, 2017
Removing Monuments: Why Now? Duke Today, Sep 6, 2017
Speakers
Martha Jones
Johns Hopkins University
Martha S. Jones is the The Society of Black Alumni Professor of History at Johns Hopkins University. Her scholarly interests include the histories of race, citizenship, and slavery. Professor Jones is the author of the critically acclaimed All Bound Up Together: The Woman Question in African American Public Culture, 1830-1900…...
Read MoreBlair L.M. Kelley
North Carolina State University
Blair L.M. Kelley is Associate Professor of History and Assistant Dean for Interdisciplinary Studies and International Programs in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at North Carolina State University. She is the author of the award-winning book, Right to Ride: Streetcar Boycotts and African American Citizenship in the Era…...
Read MoreDavid A. Graham
The Atlantic
David A. Graham is a staff writer at The Atlantic, where he covers U.S. politics and global news. Graham previously edited The Atlantic's politics section and has reported for Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, and The National. He lives in Durham, North Carolina....
Read MoreRobin Kirk
Duke University
Robin Kirk serves as Faculty Co-Chair of the Duke Human Rights Center at the Franklin Humanities Institute and is a founding member of the Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice, which lifts the legacy of this Durham native to examine the region’s past of slavery, segregation, and continuing…...
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