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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
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
