Freedom Seeker, Colonizer and Enslaved: Immigration and Migration in New Jersey

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Presentation

Age Group:

Adults
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Event Details

Freedom Seeker, Colonizer and Enslaved: Immigration and Migration in New Jersey is the 2022 New Jersey History Virtual Conference, presented by the New Jersey Historical Commission. Portions of the conference will be screened live at both Piscataway Public Library locations. Full details about the conference are available here.

Morning Panel Session I: 10:45am-12pm
Freedom Seekers: African American Migration Narratives or Painful Archives: Amplifying the Voices of the Marginalized

Lunch Panel Session: 12:15-1:45pm
Teaching Asian American History: Resources and Approaches

Afternoon Panel Sessions I: 2-3:15pm
Immigrants, Labor and Justice: 300 Years of Struggle in NJ or Marking the Land: 18th and 19th Century Strategies for Creating Community

Afternoon Panel Sessions II: 3:30-5pm
American Belonging: Military Service and Cultural Assimilation or A Nation without Borders: Immigrant Ties to the Homeland

Register below to receive a reminder, or just stop by either location. 

Two panels are offered during each of the panel sessions. If you plan to attend the screening at the Library and would like to view one panel over another, please contact us and specify your preferred location (Kennedy Library or Westergard Library).

Prefer to watch from home? Registration for New Jersey History Virtual Conference is available here.