From Slavery to Freedom, From Durham to the World

Major Library System Upgrade — Changes to Library Hours and Services July 4 – 10

Duke University Libraries will upgrade core library systems between July 4 and 10. To support these changes:

July 4 – 7 — Duke University Libraries will be CLOSED
July 8 – 9 — Duke University Libraries will be OPEN
July 5 – 10 — Requesting items from the Books & Media Catalog will be UNAVAILABLE. Access to Online Journal Titles, Articles, and Databases will remain available.
July 10 — Duke University Libraries will open at 12 noon. Users may resume requesting items from the Books & Media Catalog.

October 10, 2023 – March 9, 2024

Location: Michael and Karen Stone Family Gallery

From Slavery to Freedom: From Durham to the World, honors the legacy of historian John Hope Franklin (1915-2009) and his seminal work, From Slavery to Freedom: A History of African Americans, still in print and still relevant more than 75 years after it was written.

Black Cover with yellow white and red writing

From Slavery to Freedom by John Hope Franklin, Third edition