Black History Month Lecture by Lisa Merrill

Painting of a Black man in a white off-shoulder garment. Generic landscape background. He is holding a staff of some kind.
Please note this event occurred in the past.
February 18, 2025 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm ET
Slavery North (More Info) Slavery North (More Info)
Campus Center, Room 804-08 (8th Floor)
1 Campus Center Way, UMass Amherst

Join Professor Charmaine A. Nelson's class for a Black History Month Lecture on Tuesday, February 18! This lecture is organized and sponsored by Professor Nelson's initiative, Slavery North.

We will welcome Lisa Merrill, Professor of Writing Studies and Rhetoric at Hofstra University, for her lecture: "Representing the Amistad Rebellion: In Art, on Stage, and to Spectators at the New Haven Jail." 

The lecture is open to all UMass students and faculty in-person at the Campus Center (8th floor, room 804-08). The public is encouraged to join the lecture on Zoom: https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/j/93704812606
Meeting ID: 937 0481 2606

Please visit the Slavery North website for more information on the lecture and other events!