Students in a fall 2020 course on the writings of Frederick Douglass and Ralph Waldo Emerson taught by Professor Eduardo Cadava present their virtual exhibition.
Princeton University students report on their collaborative, virtual exhibition titled “Abolition: Then and Now,” created as the final project for a fall 2020 course on the writings of Frederick Douglass and Ralph Waldo Emerson. Supported by the 250th Fund for Innovation in Undergraduate Education, the course—taught by Professor Eduardo Cadava and supported by undergraduate Shannon Chaffers ’22—encouraged the students to think about the ways in which the writings of these two towering American figures can be used as resources or addressing contemporary socio-political issues and doing political work. As part of this year’s Douglass Day celebration, the students will present the portion of their exhibition devoted to Douglass and to everything that we have inherited from his activism, determination, and ethical force and from which we can gather the strength to further the struggles that he believed were so necessary, and that remain so even today.
Please be aware that one of the presentations includes a potentially disturbing image. The presenter will provide a warning in advance of showing the image.
Advanced registration is required here: https://princeton.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_v9y4t91ySoaos_smRf5lHg
This event requires advanced registration here: https://princeton.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_v9y4t91ySoaos_smRf5lHg
