Join us as Franklin Visiting Scholar Holly Pinheiro presents a talk about his forthcoming book on Post-Civil War African American Family Life in Philadelphia.

This event is free and open to the public.

Jared Asser will take his oral comprehensive examinations in the Conference Room, LeConte Hall. The Major Professor is Dr. Scott Reynolds Nelson. All members of the university community are invited. If you wish to attend please contact the graduate program office in history to ensure adequate seating.

Institute for Women's Studies Friday Speaker Series Lecture, featuring Dr. Jennifer Palmer, Associate Professor, history.

Dr. Palmer is a historian of Early Modern Europe and the Atlantic, and teaches courses about Europe, the Atlantic world, women and gender, race, and pirates.  She is also the coordinator for the History and Gender Workshop.

Please join us for the annual Michael L. Thurmond lecture series. This year’s lecturer is Dr. Maurice C. Daniels, Dean Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of the University of Georgia School of Social Work.

His new book, Ground Crew, examines the fight to end segregation at Georgia State.

With very special guest, Ms. Mary Frances Early. UGA’s first African American graduate; the university is renaming the College of Education in her honor.

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.

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.

This event is free and open to the public. Please note the time change to 1:30PM.

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!

In celebration of Black History Month, the Department of History is presenting a number of noted speakers and activities for our students, faculty, and the local community during the month of February. While our programming typically includes a lot of African American history on a regular basis, we have added additional events in a celebration of culture and history.

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.

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 invited to a happy hour event afterwards downtown.  If anyone would like copy of the excerpts they can reach o