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Fort Michilimackinac, built by the French in 1715, acquired by the British in 1761 and demolished by them in 1781, has been the site of historical and archaeological research since 1959. In this…
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Historian Aston Gonzalez discusses his book, "Visualizing Equality: African American Rights and Visual Culture in the Nineteenth Century" (2020), which studies the lives of black activists…
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The story of the Boston Massacre is familiar to generations. But from the very beginning, most accounts have obscured a fascinating truth: the Massacre arose from conflicts that were as personal as…
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Historical geographer Garrett Dash Nelson from the Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library discusses representation, reality, and the visualization of geographic…
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In this session, Lindsey Willow Smith and Veronica Cook Williamson will provide an introductory glimpse into the Clements' new online exhibit: "No, not even for Picture: Re-Examining the…
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A Virtual Lecture presented by the Clements Library and the Michigan Photographic Historical Society Since the nation’s founding, Americans have used images to define political power and…
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In collaboration with the Detroit School, please join the Clements Library as we celebrate the release of "Dawn of Detroit: A Chronicle of Slavery and Freedom in the City of the Straits,"…
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Dr. Richard Bell discusses his book "Stolen: Five Free Boys Kidnapped into Slavery and their Astonishing Odyssey Home" (2019).
Philadelphia, 1825: five young, free black boys fall into…
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Dr. Graffagnino grew up in Vermont and has undergraduate and graduate degrees in American History. In a 39-year professional career, he’s held curatorial and administrative positions at the…
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What does it mean to be a citizen of the United States? The Constitution does not define who gets to be a citizen, or what citizenship means. Rather, citizenship has been defined over time, often…
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Join author and historian Susan Schulten as she delves into early American education and geography. In the decades after the American revolution, schoolchildren routinely made maps. Map drawing and…
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Cheney J. Schopieray, Curator of Manuscripts at the William L. Clements Library, discusses the breadth and depth of the D. N. Diedrich Collection of Manuscript Americana, 17th-20th Century. The…
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Catherine Cangany, Associate Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame, explores the history of Detroit as both a frontier town and seaport city in the 18th century. Cangany authored…
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J. Kevin Graffagnino, Clements Library Director and curator of our Pioneer Americanists exhibit, examines early book collecting practices of 16 noteworthy specialists who created and nurtured the…
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Keith R. Widder, author and former curator of history for Mackinac State Historic Parks explores how early alliances among the British and Indians in the Michilimackinac borderland prevented the…
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The William L. Clements Library presents a lecture by Nathaniel Philbrick, a New York Times Bestselling Author, National Book Award winner, and Pulitzer prize finalist. Philbrick discusses his 2014…
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