Historian Judith Giesberg, “Last Seen"

Name: Historian Judith Giesberg, “Last Seen"
Start: 2025-02-18T19:00:00-06:00
Location: St. Louis County Library

Schedule

Tue, 18 Feb, 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

St. Louis County Library | Frontenac, MO

Of all the many horrors of slavery, the cruelest was the separation of families in slave auctions. As soon as slavery ended, family members began to search for one another through “information wanted” advertisements and letters to newspaper editors. Drawing from an archive of nearly five thousand documents, historian Judith Giesberg shares the story of formerly enslaved people who spent years searching for family. Thoughtful, heart-wrenching, and illuminating, “Last Seen” finally gives this lesser-known aspect of slavery the attention it deserves.
Books provided by Left Bank Books.
Presented in partnership with the Emerson History & Genealogy Center, the Missouri Historical Society and the St. Louis African American History and Genealogy Society.
Part of St. Louis County Library's 2025 Black History Celebration.