Dr. Ana Lucia Araujo is a professor of history at Howard University. Based on her recent book, “Slavery in the Age of Memory: Engaging the Past,” this lecture will explore how history and the memory of slavery have been concealed and exposed over the last three decades at Mount Vernon and Monticello, the homes of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.

• This virtual event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.
• Register here. Attendees with a University of Lynchburg email address are not required to register and will receive the event link via email.

This event is the 2020-21 Ida Wise East Memorial Lecture.