Symposium Videos

Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison opens the Princeton & Slavery Project Symposium with a keynote speech, followed by a conversation with United States Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith.

November 17, 2017

"Some of What We've Learned," a panel presentation at the Princeton & Slavery Project Symposium in November 2017.

Participants: Trip Henningson ('16), Craig B. Hollander (The College of New Jersey), R. Isabela Morales (Princeton University), Lesa Redmond ('17), Joseph Yannielli (Yale University)

Moderator: Daniel J. Linke (Princeton University)

"How the Princeton & Slavery Project Shapes Our Broader Understanding of Universities and Slavery," a panel presentation at the Princeton & Slavery Project Symposium in November 2017.

Participants: Leslie A. Harris (Northwestern University) and Ruth J. Simmons (Brown University).

Moderator: Wallace Best (Princeton University)

"How the Princeton & Slavery Project Changes Our Understanding of American History and Poses a Challenge to Historical Commemoration," a panel presentation at the Princeton & Slavery Project Symposium in November 2017.

Participants: Danielle Allen (Harvard University) and Eric Foner (Columbia University)

Moderator: Christopher Eisgruber (President of Princeton University)

Interviews and clips from "Under the Liberty Trees," by Emily Mann, which premiered at the McCarter Theatre in November 2017 as part of the Princeton & Slavery Project Symposium.

Interviews and clips from "The Torch," by Nathan Alan Davis, which premiered at the McCarter Theatre in November 2017 as part of the Princeton & Slavery Project Symposium.

Interviews and clips from "Elizabeth," by Dipika Guha, which premiered at the McCarter Theatre in November 2017 as part of the Princeton & Slavery Project Symposium.

Interviews and clips from "James Johnson," by Regina Taylor, which premiered at the McCarter Theatre in November 2017 as part of the Princeton & Slavery Project Symposium.