In observance of the 150th anniversary of DC emancipation, John Franklin, director of partnerships and international programs at the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), will moderate a panel discussion. Panelists Phillip W. Magness, professor of public policy, George Mason University; Roger Davidson, professor of history, Coppin State University; Andrew Zimmerman, professor of history, George Washington University; and C.R. Gibbs, public historian. Topics of discussion include Senator Henry Wilson, the author of the DC Compensated Emancipation Act, which freed 3,100 enslaved persons; colonization after emancipation; Lincoln in the movement for black resettlement; patriotism and African American service in the Civil War; and the globalization of cheap labor markets in Africa. Presented in partnership with the D.C. City Government and NMAAHC.
Welcoming Remarks:
* Debra Wall, Deputy Archivist of the United States
* Vincent C. Gray, Mayor of the District of Columbia
Speakers:
* John W. Franklin (moderator)
* Roger Davidson
* Hari Jones
* Phillip W. Magness
* Andrew Zimmerman
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