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Department of History
School of Humanities and Sciences

Slavery and Freedom Workshop

The Slavery and Freedom research workshop offers a vital, interdisciplinary space for Stanford scholars to discuss the leading methodologies, approaches, debates, and innovations for the academic study of slavery and freedom in and beyond the Atlantic world in various modes, including archival research, public history, theory, and digital scholarship.

2025-2026 Faculty Organizers: 

2025-2026 Graduate Student Organizers:

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Past Events

January
14

A Brewing Protest: Mutual Aid, Christianity, and the Origins of the Black Temperance Movement

Date
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Location:
Wallenberg Hall 433A
November
18

Nancy's Clothing and Bedding: Sartorial Precarity on the Eve of the Civil War

Date
-
Location:
Stanford Humanities Center Board Room
October
27

Writing Freedom: Aimé Césaire’s Vision of Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian Revolution

Date
-
Location:
Stanford Humanities Center Board Room
October
15

The Islamic Atlantic is black: African Muslims and the building of a Global Islam

Date
-
Location:
Lane History Corner 307
April
21

Centering Suzanne: Centering Suzanne: The enslaved origins of Suzanne Simone Baptiste Louverture before the Haitian Revolution

Date
-
Location:
Stanford Humanities Center

 

Department Bookshelf

 

Browse the most recent publications from our faculty members.