Department of History Speaker Series Presents: Tammy Ingram, Associate Professor of History College of Charleston “The Wickedest City in America: Race and Organized Crime in the Jim Crow South” Friday, October 29, 2021 12:00-1:30 pm via Zoom Register in advance for this free meeting: https://msu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUldOuvrT4pGtONPg72Q5BUcUhvsd7Uiau5

Department of History Speaker Series Presents: Peter Mark, Emeritus Professor of Art History Wesleyan University “The Central Upper Guinea Coast, 15th-17th centuries: Dynamics of Regional Interaction” Friday, November 5, 2021 12:00-1:30 pm EST Attend in person (mask required): 255 Old Horticulture Attend via Zoom: register @ https://bit.ly/3vT6BRz

The Book Smugglers of the Vilna Ghetto: A Story of Moral Resistance by Professor David E. Fishman In Vilna, the city Jews called “The Jerusalem of Lithuania,” a group of ghetto inmates risked their lives during World War II to rescue thousands of rare books,… Continue Reading The Book Smugglers-David Fishman-1/26-2022

Panelists will investigate Jewish and Roma Holocaust history and reflect on postwar impacts of the Holocaust in the United States. After the presentations, we hope the audience will participate in a robust conversation about these topics. Register here: Webinar Registration - Zoom Porajmos: The Romani… Continue Reading Reflecting on the Holocaust: a Panel and Discussion