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
UPCOMING EVENTS
Celebrating the Sylvia Wynter Archive -
Monday, March 2, 2026 5:30pm-7:00pm "Noise Up the World: Introducing the Archive of Sylvia Wynter," Exhibition Opening Reception, Rubenstein Library, Holsti-Anderson Family Assembly Room 153
Tuesday, March 3, 8:30am-4:30pm "Archive as Ceremony: A Symposium," Rubenstein Library, Holsti-Anderson Family Assembly Room 153
PAST EVENTS:
Recordings
(re)Imaging the Archive: Impact of Black Voices in Community Archive, Arts, and Education, Sept. 2024
Panel 1: Say It Loud: Telling Our Stories; Panel 2: Fight the Power: New Memory Keeping; Panel 3: Alright: Strengthening the Black Involvement in Archives
From Slavery to Freedom, From Durham to the World Symposium, Oct 2023
Highlight Video; Day One; Day One Evening; Day Two
Behind the Veil at 30 Years, April 2023
Black Lives in Archives Speaker Series, 2021-2022
Aaron McDuffie Moore: African American Physician, Educator, and Founder of Durham's Black Wall Street Book Talk, 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
