The 2015 Tyler Symposium: The World beyond Slavery

October 29-30, William and 玛丽, Williamsburg, VA

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the official end of slavery in the United States. In 1865, the Civil War came to an end, voters ratified the 13th Amendment, and the process of constructing a nation without slavery began. The 2015 Tyler Symposium sponsored by the Department of History at William and 玛丽 will take this sesquicentennial as an opportunity to revisit the study of postemancipation societies in the Americas and across the globe.

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Program Participants

• Tom Holt (James Westfall Thompson Professor, University of Chicago)
• Eve Troutt Powell (Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor, University of Pennsylvania)
• Carole Emberton (Associate Professor,SUNY Buffalo)
• Christienna Fryar (Assistant Professor, Buffalo State)
• Trevor Getz (Professor, San Francisco State)

Program Schedule

Thursday, October 29, Blow 201:

• 5-6:30 pm, Keynote address: Tom Holt
• 6:30-8:30 pm, Reception, Great Hall, Wren Building

Friday, October 30, Blow 201:

• 9:30 am-11:00am, Panel 1: Carole Emberton and Christienna Fryar 
• 11:30 - 1:00 pm, Panel 2: Eve Troutt Powell and Trevor Getz 
• 1:00-2:00 lunch, chance for grad students to speak with guests
• 2:00 – 3:30 Roundtable Discussion: All Presenters 
• 3:30 Concluding Remarks, Farewell