Lectures: Sept. 7th, 8th & 9th from 4-5:30 PST

In this 3-part Institute course, Dr. Terry Anne Scott will survey the struggles and accomplishments of people of African descent in the United States during the institution of slavery. While some attention will be paid to African origins, the three sessions in this series will analyze the historical path from importation through the Civil War and the process of freedom.

Lecture Two: The Domestic Slave Trade and African American Resistance. Take a virtual walking tour through Montgomery, Alabama as we retrace the steps of enslaved people who arrived in one of the largest slave markets in the country. We will also examine Black resistance in varied forms. We will also continue to explore how enslaved labor building the wealth of the New World