Hybrid Book Launch and Conversation: Manifest- Thirteen Colonies

Join Wendel A. White, Leigh Raiford, Deborah Willis, and Cheryl Finley on September 26, at 6pm as they talk about photographs material culture, objects, documents, and books held in public collections to explore the complexities of American history, slavery, abolition, concepts of race, and Black life and culture. In this program, marking the launch of his book "Wendel A. White: Manifest | Thirteen Colonies"(Radius Books/Peabody Museum Press, 2024), White will engage in a conversation with contributors to the book. They will discuss White’s body of work, the construction of race within the archival imaginary, and the ways in which artifacts, material culture, art, and photography shape historical narratives, memories, and contemporary perspectives on Black life and culture. Visit the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture for more information.