October 14 @ 4pm in Derthick 201 — Professor Joshua D. Rothman in conversation with the UTC community about his new book The Ledger and the Chain: How Domestic Slave Traders Shaped America.
Ed Johnson Memorial Dedication
The Ed Johnson Memorial Dedication is a multi-day series of programs and presentations from Thursday, Sept. 16 through Sunday, Sept. 19 in Chattanooga, and you are invited to participate. Events explore the story of Ed Johnson, the victim of a lynching in 1906, through the lens of history, art, storytelling and remembrance.
Event on 4/14 – From Slave Cabin to Monument to the Slave Past
“From Slave Cabin to Monument to the Slave Past,” Wednesday, April 14 @ 3:30pm EST, Dr. Renée Ater, Provost Visiting Professor, Africana Studies, Brown University
UTC/RISE Community Speaker Series — Shane Morrow
In partnership with RISE Chattanooga, the UTC Africana Studies Program and the Department of History invite you to participate in this semester’s student-led interview series with prominent community members! On Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 10:50 a.m., UTC students will ask Shane Morrow, the RISE Chattanooga Executive Director, questions about his community leadership and his vision for Chattanooga.
“The Future of Confederate Monuments” – 3/29, 6-7pm, Zoom
On Monday, March 29th from 6-7pm, the History Department and Africana Studies Program invite the UTC and Chattanooga communities to engage in a virtual conversation about “The Future of Confederate Monuments” with Virginia Tech professor and artist Meredith Drum.