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:

3:45pm to 5:00pm | Panel 3: The Future
Professor Martha S. Jones directs the Lab at the Hard Histories at Hopkins Project. In this session, Dr. Erin Rowe moderates a conversation with Dr. Jones that explores how the lab approaches an examination of Hopkins history, touching on the university’s connections to slavery, racism, segregation, and discrimination.

Moderator: Erin Rowe, Associate Professor of History, Vice Dean for Undergraduate Education, Director of Undergraduate Studies in History, Johns Hopkins University

Discussant: "Hard Histories at Hopkins: A View from the Lab” Martha S. Jones, Society of Black Alumni Presidential Professor, Professor of History, Professor at the SNF Agora Institute, Director of Hard Histories at Hopkins, Johns Hopkins University