2021-22 Events
- October 26th, 2021
- 5 pm, Live on Zoom
- Dr. Leslie Alexander Presents "How We Got Here: Slavery and the Making of the Modern Police State"
For the inaugural event of Insurgent Intersections: Combating Global Anti-Blackness, Dr. Leslie Alexander presented her keynote lecture "How We Got Here: Slavery and the Making of the Modern Police State". Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow, delivered introductory remarks for the event. This talk launched the 2022-23 theme for Insurgent Intersections, “The Roots of Global Anti-Blackness”.
- Bio:
Dr. Leslie Alexander is an associate professor of History and African American Studies at Arizona State University. She is the author of African or American?: Black Identity and Political Activism in New York City, 1784-1861, and Fear of a Black Republic: African Americans, Haiti, and the Birth of Black Internationalism, which will be published in 2022. She is also the recipient of numerous awards, including the Ford Foundation Senior Fellowship.
This event is co-sponsored by the Paul Robeson Cultural Center. View the event flyer here.
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