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Dartmouth Book Club: Annette Gordon-Reed, Redefining History Through Juneteenth

Join two exceptional historians for a look at the impact of this historical moment on the country today.

6/18/2024
12 pm – 1 pm
Virtual
Intended Audience(s): Public
Categories: Arts, Arts and Sciences, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Registration required.

Join us on Tuesday, June 18 at 12:00 p.m. ET for our next Dartmouth Book Club virtual event featuring On Juneteenth. The event includes a recorded conversation with book author Annette Gordon Reed ’81, Professor at Harvard University and Dartmouth College Trustee Emerita, in conversation with Dartmouth professor and historian Matt Delmont

Learn about the country’s long road to Juneteenth, why it’s important today, from its origins in Texas and how it informs our society and culture in the 21st century.

This will be followed by moderated breakout discussion groups with fellow participants to explore the book and the concept of the holiday.

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Dartmouth Alumni Relations
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Permanent URL to this event: https://history.dartmouth.edu/events/event?event=74304

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