Native Americans and the Rise of 20th-century Totalitarianism

The 40th Annual Lecture in Washington will feature Ned Blackhawk, Howard R. Lamar Professor of History at Yale University, who will present "Manifest Destiny's Myriad Influences: Native Americans and the Rise of Twentieth-Century Totalitarianism," examining the global legacy of U.S. expansionism and its influence beyond North America. An award-winning author and a member of the Te-Moak Tribe of the Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada, Blackhawk is one of the leading voices in Indigenous history today. His most recent book, The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History, won the 2023 National Book Award for Nonfiction. A young readers' edition of The Rediscovery of America, called, is forthcoming with Seven Stories Press in fall 2026.

The lecture will start at 6pm with doors opening at 5:30pm. The lecture will also be streamed. Register to stream on Zoom