Event
The McNeil Center is proud to be a sponsor of the 8th national Slave Dwelling Project Conference October 3-5 in Philadelphia. This year’s theme, The Illusion of Freedom: Slavery in the Northern States seeks to explore American chattel slavery that was present in northern states prior to, and after the American Revolutionary War in the 1780s. While gradual emancipation began after the Revolution, the complicity of northern states allowed the institution of enslavement to persist nationally. The 8th conference of the Slave Dwelling Project, the first in a northern state, will examine those roles as the nation prepares for the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
The keynote address by Michael Harriot will be hosted by the McNeil Center on the University of Pennsylvania’s campus, followed by a reception at the McNeil Center. Harriot is a columnist at theGrio and a staff writer on The Amber Ruffin Show and author of Black AF History: The Unwhitewashed Story of America. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, The Atlantic, NBC, and BET. He is a frequent political commentator on MSNBC and CNN and earned the National Association of Black Journalists Award for digital commentary as well as TV news writing.
Registrants will also have the opportunity to participate in more than 40 sessions held at the Museum of the American Revolution and the Philadelphia Marriott Old City, as well as many off-site experiences.