Upcoming Events

At the Department of History, we believe history should be shared, discussed and debated—both in the classroom and out in the world. That’s why we regularly host guest speakers, faculty talks and public events on and off campus. Whether you’re a student, alum or a curious visitor, we’d love to see you at one of our upcoming gatherings.

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Monthly Events:

April

Professor Jeannette Eileen Jones.

Third Annual Wozniak Lecture: “To Re-Pay to Africa that Heavy Debt: Negotiating American National Guilt and the African Question, 1807-1865”

Professor Jeannette Eileen Jones | University of Nebraska

Date: Friday, April 10, 2026
Time: 3-4:30 p.m. with reception to follow
Location: 310 Capen (inside Silverman Library)

Professor Jeannette Eileen Jones, Happold Professor of History and Ethnic Studies and PhD '23 (UB), delivers a talk that explores how U.S. policy makers and white Americans who considered themselves “friends of the Negro” championed Liberian colonization and missionary activity as a form of atonement for the slave trade and the enslavement of Africans. These men and women believed that America could repay its debt to Africa through “benevolence.” They deployed a rhetoric of national guilt to justify the American Colonization Society’s settlercolonial project and American missionary imperialism in Africa.

This event will also be available on Zoom.

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