Date & Time: 
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 - 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Location(s): 
Goodman South Madison Library
2222 S. Park St.
Madison, WI 53713

The Abolitionists vividly brings to life the struggles of the men and women who led the battle to end slavery. Through innovative use of reenactments, this three-episode series puts a face on the anti-slavery movement—or rather, five faces: impassioned New England newspaper editor William Lloyd Garrison; former slave, author, and activist Frederick Douglass; Angelina Grimké, daughter of a rich South Carolina slaveholder; Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of the enormously influential Uncle Tom's Cabin; and John Brown, ultimately executed for his armed seizure of the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry. The film's release in 2013 also marked the 150th anniversary year of the Emancipation Proclamation.
 
Join Dr. Christy Clark-Pujara, a historian with the UW-Madison Department of Afro-American Studies, as she shows clips from this important film series, discusses the abolition movement in Wisconsin, and leads discussion about the history of the abolition movement and lessons we can take from the movement for our current political and social situation. Clark-Pujara's teaching interests include African American History 1619 to 1865, specifically the construction of race, the origins and systems of slavery and gendered experiences.
 
This event is part of a four-part series, Created Equal: America’s Civil Rights Struggle Film Discussion Series.  Funding for the series was provided by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.  For more information, visit createdequal.neh.gov
 

Event Cost: Free
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Pre-Registration?: No
American Sign Language (ASL) Provided?: Yes