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*PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THIS EVENT IS AT CAPACITY. WE WILL HAVE OVERFLOW SEATING WITH LIVE STREAMING AVAILABLE*

Join the Stone Center on Monday, Nov. 11 as we host the 1619 Collective Memory(ies) Symposium. This one-day symposium will bring together “conversants” from communities thrown together as a result of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Representatives from Native/Indigenous American, African American, African, European and White American (descendant) communities will offer their unique insights and reflections on the 400th year since the eventful moment in 1619 when those enslaved Africans arrived at Point Comfort near the English settlement at Jamestown, in what is now Virginia.

The event will feature 2 keynotes (morning and afternoon) that will serve as the foundation for the conversations that will take place between invited guests:

Refreshments/Coffee 8:30am-9:15am

Opening Remarks 9:16am-9:30am

Joseph Jordan, Stone Center Director

Welcome 9:30am-9:45am

Carol Tresolini, Vice-Provost of Academic Initiatives

Morning Keynote 9:45am-10:15am

Jessica Krug: “Fugitive 1619: Untethering Black Histories and Futures from the State”

Morning Panel Discussion 10:15am-11:30am

“Narratives in the First Person”

Lunch Break 11:30am-12:00pm

Lunchtime Keynote 12:00pm-12:45pm

Neil Roberts : “How to Live Free in an Age of Pessimism”

Break 12:45pm-1:00pm

Afternoon Panel Discussion 1:00pm-2:30pm

“The Passion and the Challenge: The Responsibility to Remember”

Discussion and Closing Remarks 2:30pm-2:45pm

Libation and Memorial Ceremony 2:50pm-3:30pm

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