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Tour of Historic Black Athens (this event is FULL)

Broderick Flanigan, local artist and historian, presents a tour of historic Black Athens. The tour is now full and no additional reservations are being accepted. A celebration of Black History Month event, sponsored by the Department of History.


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…


Black History Month Book Club: The Women’s Fight: The Civil War’s Battles for Home, Freedom, and Nation

Black History Month is February, and the Department of History is kicking things off with a reading club, featuring Professor Thavolia Glymph's The Women's Fight: The Civil War's Battles for Home, Freedom, and Nation, which has just been published this month.  Glymph is a distinguished historian of African-American history at Duke University.  You can read more about her work here.  We have twenty copies of Glymph'…


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.


The Looming War With Iran

The Looming War With Iran (History of the Present): Professor Kevin Jones discusses the historical background to the recent eruption of violence between Iran and the United States and the prospects for war and peace in the coming days.


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…
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