Franklin Research Center News & Events

The Franklin Research Center hosts a number of events throughout the academic year focused on African and African American history and culture. Events are free and open to the public unless noted otherwise.

News and Events

PAST EVENTS: 

Recordings

(re)Imaging the Archive: Impact of Black Voices in Community Archive, Arts, and Education, Sept. 2024
 
From Slavery to Freedom, From Durham to the World Symposium, Oct 2023
From Slavery to Freedom, From Durham to the World Symposium, Oct 20203 Highlight Video
From Slavery to Freedom, From Durham to the World, Day One, Oct 2023
From Slavery to Freedom, From Durham to the World, Day One Evening, Oct 2023
From Slavery to Freedom, From Durham to the World, Day Two, Oct 2023

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
Behind the Veil at 30 Years, April 2023
Behind the Veil at 30 Years, Day One, April 2023
Behind the Veil at 30 Years, Day Two, April 2023

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Black Lives in Archives Speaker Series, 2021-2022
Black Lives in Archives Speaker Series, Dr. Emilie Boone, "Visualizing a Shared Ethos: Van Der Zee and Blake as Peers" Fall 2021
Black Lives in Archives Speaker Series, Dr. Brandon K. Winford, "Our Good Fortune: Black Banking and Business in Archives," Fall 2021
Black Lives in Archives Speaker Series, Dr. Lisa S. Bratton, "Finding Gold About Green: Discoveries About Green Bratton of Historic Brattonsville at the Franklin Research Center," Fall 2021
Black Lives in Archives Speaker Series, Dr. Erik S. McDuffie, "Your Petition is an Instrument Which Disproves The Claim That The Negro Does Not Wish a Nation of His Own...," Fall 2021
Black Lives in Archives: Archivist Conversation, Spring 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aaron McDuffie Moore: African American Physician, Educator, and Founder of Durham's Black Wall Street Book Talk, Spring 2021
Developing a Historical Biography and The Vital Importance of Black History Archives, Black Hill-Saya, Spring 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEWS

November 2023 - From Slavery to Freedom Symposium: Why John Hope Franklin's Work Remains Essential Today from the Indy

Historians Reflect on John Hope Franklin's Legacy from the North Carolina Central University Campus Echo

October 2023 - Living History From One Generation to the Next with the SNCC Legacy Project from the Mellon Foundation

June 2023 - Duke University Libraries Displays Archival Materials That Celebrate Black Culture from Duke Today

March 21, 2018 - Putting SNCC Veterans into the Civil Rights Era Spotlight from Duke Today

April 14, 2015 - Duke Partners with SNCC Activists on Civil Rights Website from Duke Today

Movement History Initiative