Nell Irvin Painter: Sojourner Truth, Self-Published Author of an As-Told-To Autobiography

Join historian Nell Irvin Painter for the Distinguished W.E.B. Du Bois Lecture at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. She will give a talk about Sojourner Truth, American abolitionist and activist for African-American civil rights and women's rights.

The lecture series honors the famed African-American intellectual and sociologist W.E.B. Du Bois (1868-1963), inviting distinguished American scholars and public intellectuals to deliver talks and lead seminars, fostering intercultural dialogue.

Introduction and moderation by Martin Klepper, professor of American Literature and Culture.

Free entry. Registration required via [e-mail]

An event by the American Academy in Berlin in cooperation with Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Admission: free

Next date:

• Date Tuesday, 03/December/2024 18:30
• Venue Humboldt-Universität - Hauptgebäude
• Address Unter den Linden 6, 10117 Berlin-Mitte