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Free Screening of "Glory", followed by a discussion with Holly Pinheiro

Join us for a film screening of the film Glory, and a discussion afterwards led by Professor Holly Pinheiro. Glory is the story of the first black regiment to fight for the North in the Civil War, starring Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes and Morgan Freeman. With Denzel Washington in an Oscar®-winning performance (1989, Best Supporting Actor), as the runaway slave who embodies the spirit of the 54th Regiment of Massachusetts.…


Black History Month Book Club: Educated in Tyranny: Slavery at Thomas Jefferson's University

Louis Nelson (University of Virginia) will meet with students to discuss Educated in Tyranny: Slavery at Thomas Jefferson's University (UVA Press, 2019), the volume he co-edited with Maurie McInnis (University of Texas). We have twenty copies of the book to give away free to students who are interested in participating. Please email history@uga.edu to RSVP and to obtain a free copy of the book. Pizza will be provided! A…


"Below Baldwin", a documentary film screening

A documentary film screening. In 2015, graves were discovered during renovations to the University of Georgia’s Baldwin Hall under and nearby the foundation of the building. The documentary Below Baldwin, directed by Joe Lavine and narrated by Broderick Flanigan, tells the story of the discovery of the graves, and the events that followed. Refreshments, 6:30 PM. Join us for a screening of the documentary at 7 PM, followed by a Q & A with…


Join us for a special Reading Group event to discuss "Cigarettes, Inc: An Intimate History of Corporate Imperialism"

The Capitalism Reading Group in conjunction with the Gender, Race, and Sexuality reading group will be hosting this event.  We will be reading excerpts from Nan Enstad’s 2018 work Cigarettes, Inc.: An Intimate History of Corporate Imperialism (U Chicago Press).  All newly accepted students are invited to this open house as well as current students and faculty.  Refreshments will be provided and all interested parties will be…


Thavolia Glymph: "The Civil War: The Beauty and Blood of Cotton Come Home"

Join us as Thavolia Glymph (Duke University) presents a public lecture entitled “The Civil War: The Beauty and Blood of Cotton Come Home.” Dr. Thavolia Glymph, professor of history and law, studies the U.S. South with a focus on nineteenth century social history. Glymph is the author of Out of the House of Bondage: The Transformation of the Plantation Household (Cambridge University Press, 2008) and The Women's Fight: The Civil…


Spring 2020 Final Exams April 30, May 1-6

Final Exams Apr. 30 May 1 - 6 Thursday - Wednesday


Academic Calendar: Monday Class Schedule in Effect

Monday Class Schedule in Effect.


Confronting An Ugly Past, Building a Beautiful Future: The Legacy of Jim Crow at the Birmingham Museum of Art

Graham C. Boettcher is The R. Hugh Daniel Director of the Birmingham Museum of Art. He will present a talk at the Georgia Museum of Art, "Confronting An Ugly Past, Building a Beautiful Future:  The Legacy of Jim Crow at the Birmingham Museum of Art." The university community is invited - this is a free and public event. Boettcher He arrived at the Birmingham Museum of Art in 2006, first serving as The Luce Foundation Curatorial Fellow of…


Student Poster Conference: Race & Slavery in the Americas

Please join us as the students in Dr. Cassia Roth's HIST/LACS 3210 Race and Slavery in the Americas will be present their original research on Tuesday in the Special Collections Library.


Doctoral Dissertation Defense: Matt O'Neal

Matthew O'Neal will defend his doctoral dissertation, "Home and Hell: The Great Migration and the Making of Sundown Towns in Appalachia" in the Conference Room, LeConte Hall. The major professor is Dr. Scott Nelson. Members of the university community are invited to attend. Please contact the graduate program at history@uga.edu if you wish to attend by April 12, to ensure adequate seating.
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