Juneteenth and collective progress
Douglas Flowe, assistant professor of history, discusses the history of Juneteenth and its continued resonance for all Americans.
Pre-eminent African-American studies historian to serve as Distinguished Visiting Scholar
Robin D.G. Kelley, Ph.D., one of the country’s pre-eminent scholars in African-American history, will serve as a Distinguished Visiting Scholar at Washington University Feb. 28-March 1. During his visit, he will give two public talks. Kelley, who is professor of history and American studies and ethnicity at the University of Southern California (USC), is a leading scholar of the modern civil rights movement, jazz studies and African-American music and culture.