US Democracy, Then and Now: Du Bois' Black Reconstruction at 90
Schedule
Fri Sep 19 2025 at 09:00 am to 04:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Pembroke Hall, Pembroke 305 | Providence, RI
About this Event
Join Brown University's Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America for a commemorative scholarly conference marking the 90th Anniversary of W.E.B. Du Bois’ germinal work, Black Reconstruction in America (1935). This interdisciplinary gathering brings together K-20 educators, scholars and researchers to reflect on Du Bois’ transformative analysis of the post-Civil War era and its enduring relevance for contemporary discussions on race, democracy, and labor. Through keynote lectures and panel discussions, the symposium will honor Du Bois’ intellectual legacy and engage critically with the historical and theoretical frameworks he developed.
This event is co-sponsored by The Democracy Project and Brown 2026
Agenda
🕑: 09:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Session 01: Du Bois on Democracy: Then and Now
Host: Robert Gooding-Williams
Info: Moderated by: Juliet Hooker
🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Session 02: Black Reconstruction: Education, History and the Public
Host: Hajar Yazdiha
Info: Moderated by: Jose Itzigsohn
🕑: 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Lunch
🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:15 PM
Keynote Session: The Counterrevolution of Property after Black Reconstruction
Host: Andrew Douglas
Info: Moderated by: Prudence L. Carter
🕑: 01:30 PM - 03:00 PM
Session 03: TBD
🕑: 03:15 PM - 04:00 PM
Session 04: Reflections
Host: Prudence L. Carter
Where is it happening?
Pembroke Hall, Pembroke 305, 172 Meeting Street, Providence, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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