Event

David Waldstreicher, Distinguished Professor of History at the CUNY Graduate Center, will inaugurate the new Benjamin Franklin Distinguished Lectures series November 4-7 at the McNeil Center for Early American Studies.

Under the collective title “Three Ages of Slavery and the Future of U.S. History,” Dr. Waldstreicher will present three lectures.

Monday, November 4, 5:15pm
Looking Back at 2019/1619: The Problems of Slavery in an Age of History Wars

Wednesday, November 6, 5:15pm
Tryon's Travels and Franklin's Fish: From War Slavery to Antiwar Antislavery

Thursday, November 7, 5:15pm
Franklin's Fantasy, Jefferson's Gestures, Wheatley's Wonder: Slavery, Antislavery, and the First American Civil War

A prolific scholar of the American revolution, Dr. Waldstreicher has edited six volumes and authored four monographs, including Runaway America: Benjamin Franklin, Slavery, and the American Revolution (2004) and, most recently, The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley: A Poet's Journeys Through American Slavery and Independence (2023).

All lectures will be held at the McNeil Center for Early American Studies and will be followed by a reception.

Students enrolled in MCEAS Consortium institutions are eligible to apply for travel support to facilitate their attendance.