The Gilder-Jordan Lecture
in Southern History
David W. Blight
"American Oracle: The Civil War in the Civil Rights Era, and Our Own Time"
Date: November 16, 2011
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: David H. Nutt Auditorium
The lecture is free and everyone is welcome
 
David W. Blight
Dr. Blight has served as a Professor of History at Yale University since 2003 where he also serves as the Director of the Gilder Lehrman Center for Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition. Before Yale, Dr. Blight taught at Havard, North Central College, and Amherst College. Dr. Blight earned his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Before his professional career, Dr. Blight served as a high school teacher for seven years in his hometown of Flint, Michigan. He currently teaches seminars in nineteenth-century U.S. history, African-American history, and historical memory.
Bibliography
- The American Oracle: The Civil War in the Civil Rights Era (2011)
- A Slave No More: Two Men who Escaped to Freedom, Including Their Narratives of Emancipation (2007)
- Beyond the Battlefield: Race, Memory and the American Civil War (2002)
- Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory (2001)
- Frederick Douglas' Civil War: Keeping Faith in Jubilee (1989)
Resources
Dr. Blight's presentation was a clear success as no empty seats could be found in David H. Nutt Auditorium. We have provided links below for those interested in watching Dr. Blight's presentation and his interview by Dr. John Neff.
For Dr. Blight's Lecture, Click here
For Dr. Blight's Interview, Click here
This lecture series, organized through the Center for the Study of Southern Culture, the History Department, the African American Studies Pogram, and the Center for Civil War Research, is possible because of support from philanthropists Richard Gilder and Lois Chiles and University of Mississippi alumni Dan and Lou Jordan. This program endorsed by the Chancellor's Committees on the Commemoration of the Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement.
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