Harmsworth Lecture: White Supremacy in American Politics: An Origins Story
Discourses of racial supremacy, with “white supremacy” employed as a campaign slogan by the conservative Democratic Party, metastasized in American politics during Reconstruction. The election cycles of 1868-1871, Varon argues, reveal the depths of white opposition to Black voting, the limits of Republican Party egalitarianism, and the rhetorical dilemmas and strategies of Black activists in the long freedom struggle.
Date:
14 November 2023, 17:00 (Tuesday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2023)
Venue:
Examination Schools, 75-81 High Street OX1 4BG
Venue Details:
South Schools
Speaker:
Professor Elizabeth R Varon (University of Virginia)
Organising department:
Rothermere American Institute
Booking required?:
Not required
Audience:
Public
Editor:
Hannah Greiving
