Addressing the 芒鈧揟ough Stuff芒鈧 of American History
November 17, 5:00pm - 8:00pmMānoa Campus, Multiple Locations
This two-day program honors James Oliver Horton, George Washington University professor emeritus, scholar, and public historian who had close ties to Hawai芒鈧渋 as a visiting professor at the University of Hawai芒鈧渋 at M脛聛noa and for his work with community organizations. He was Benjamin Banneker Professor of American Studies and History at GWU in Washington, D.C., and historian emeritus of the Smithsonian Institution芒鈧劉s National Museum of American History. He edited, authored or co-authored ten books including The Landmarks of African American History (2005). With his wife and scholarly collaborator, Lois E. Horton, he edited Slavery and Public History: The Tough Stuff of American Memory (2006). The Hortons were staunch advocates of public history, working closely with museums and teachers to offer new insights on slavery and African American history.
Thursday, November 16, 2017, 5:30 PM
At the King Kamehameha V Judiciary History Center, located across 芒鈧淚olani Palace
Lois E. Horton, Emeritus Historian, George Mason University, will give a public lecture titled, If It芒鈧劉s so Hard, Why Talk About It? Slavery in American History and Memory. She will link the historic arguments used to justify slavery to current conflicts over Confederate memorials, the Black Lives Matter movement, mass incarceration, and economic inequality.
Free and open to the public.
Friday, November 17, 2017, 5:00 to 7:30 PM
At the East-West Center Gallery Annex, Burns Hall, adjacent to UH M脛聛noa
Two roundtable discussions will focus on teaching the 芒鈧搕ough stuff芒鈧 of American history in museums, high schools and the university.
Free and open to the public.
For more information:
Contact: Stacy Hoshino, shoshino@hihumanities.org, (808) 469-4551
Partners:
Hawai芒鈧渋 Council for the Humanities; Museum Studies Graduate Certificate Program and Department of American Studies at the University of Hawai芒鈧渋 at M脛聛noa, King Kamehameha Judiciary History Center, East-West Center Arts Program, Chaminade University, and the National Endowment for the Humanities Legacy of Race Initiative.
Event Sponsor
American Studies , Mānoa Campus
More Information
Stacy Hoshino, (808) 469-4551, shoshino@hihumanities.org,
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