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American Dark Age: Racial Feudalism and the Rise of Black Liberalism

Sep 10, 2026   5:00 - 7:00 pm  
Levis Faculty Center
Lecture
Sponsor
Program in Medieval Studies, African American Studies, History, Philosophy
Contact
Carol Symes
E-Mail
symes@illinois.edu
Originating Calendar
Campus Humanities Calendar

Prof. Keidrick Roy (Dartmouth College) speaks on the topic of his prize-winning book, American Dark Age: Racial Feudalism and the Rise of Black Liberalism (Princeton, 2024), showing how Black intellectuals challenged ideas of “racial feudalism” inspired by the medieval past: a language shared by abolitionists and proslavery adocates alike, in the antebellum period, to describe the origins of American color-based hierarchies. A reception follows.

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