On Friday, December 3, 2021 the Johns Hopkins University Krieger School of Arts & Sciences and the Hopkins Retrospective Program hosted an online gathering to explore the complexities of archival research and scholarship around the institution of slavery and its legacies at universities. The afternoon was a discussion of research underway, how students envision their contributions, and what the path forward will be.

This recording includes the following:

12:15pm | Opening Remarks by Christopher S. Celenza, James B. Knapp Dean, Krieger School of Arts & Sciences

12:30pm – 1:45pm | Panel 1: Methodologies
This conversation will focus on methodologies used by scholars to approach the study of slavery, racism, and the university. Panelists will explore comparative experiences, reveal findings emerging from their extensive archival research, and share insights from which others engaged in this work might learn.

Moderator: Sarah Pearsall, Professor of History, Johns Hopkins University

Panelists:
“No Exceptions: Terror, Violence, and Black Views of Bondage” Jessica Marie Johnson, Assistant Professor of History, Johns Hopkins University

“Reckoning with Abolition: Identity, Memory, and the Invention of Tradition" Sasha Turner, Associate Professor of History, Johns Hopkins University

“’The Propaganda of History’: W. E. B. Du Bois Returns to Johns Hopkins, Sort Of” Nathan Connolly, Director, Program in Racism, Immigration, and Citizenship, Herbert Baxter Adams Associate Professor of History, Johns Hopkins University