LECTURE

VIRGINIA HUMANITIES RESEARCH FELLOW TALK

Beyond “Mary Bowser”: Researching & Writing a Biography of Black Activism
in 19th-Century Virginia
Wednesday, December 1, 2021 from 12:00 PM–1:00 PM
Lecture Hall
Free

How do historians discover and interpret the experiences of 19th-century
African American women and men, when most of the documents preserved in the
Library of Virginia and other archives reflect the perspectives of white
men? Join us in person in the Lecture Hall as Dr. Lois Leveen demonstrates
how we can unearth centuries of Black activism in Virginia, and how this
research reveals powerful new understandings of America’s past.


The author of the critically acclaimed novel *The Secrets of Mary
Bowser,* Leveen
is currently a Virginia Humanities Research Fellow at the Library, where
she is researching the first nonfiction book about the real woman who
inspired the novel.



To protect the health of those in attendance, audience members will be
required to wear masks at this in-person event. No registration required.
For more information, contact Elizabeth Klaczynski at
[log in to unmask] or 804.692.3536.

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