Events

The Social Justice Academy Professional Development Series Combating Racial Injustice Through Education proudly presents Dr. Bettina L. Love Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom Moderated by: Birgit Mondesir Assistant Director of Admissions, Brookdale Community College Member, Monmouth University Social Justice Academy Advisory Committee Tuesday, February 22, 2022 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. EST Via Zoom Register Online Now […]

Join us for Tuesday Night Book Club! Hosted by Monmouth University’s Ken Womack, each month we’ll explore a different novel. All you have to do is Zoom in and join the discussion! This month’s novel is Toni Morrison’s Beloved.

This three-session virtual course taught by Rick Geffken will cover the period of historic New Jersey slavery starting in the 1620s to the passage of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1865. Attendees will learn that New Jersey was the last northern state to agree to abolish slavery once and for all, after many furtive attempts. The course will highlight the enslavement of African Americans and Lenape Native Americans in Monmouth County. Runaway slave ads in newspapers, maps, and images of the enslaved and slaveholders will illustrate how endemic and important slavery was to the growth of the Garden State. Stories gathered from contemporary descendants of enslaved people will provide insight into a vital part of American history only now coming to public attention. Attendees will be introduced to the work of many scholars who have studied and published books on slavery in New Jersey.