Serena Zabin, "The Boston Massacre: A Family History"
Zabin will discuss her prize-winning book on the personal and political conflicts that erupted in the Boston Massacre, emphasizing the stories of the many regimental wives and children who accompanied the troops sent to Boston in 1768 and who became neighbors to the colonists. When soldiers shot unarmed citizens in the street, it was these intensely human, now broken bonds that fueled the American Revolution.
Aston Gonzalez, "Visualizing Equality: African American Rights and Visual Culture in the Nineteenth Century"
Gonzalez discusses his new book which studies the lives of black activists who produced and circulated images to advance numerous black rights campaigns in the middle decades of the 19th century. He identifies these artists as cultural producers who paired their activism and their artistry to make bold claims about the future of African Americans and the United States.
