Abigail Cooper studies the Civil War “contraband camps,” areas where African Americans were between slavery and freedom, and is an assistant professor of history at Brandeis University. Through her work, she seeks to demonstrate the existence of Black kinship and self-emancipation in the contraband camps.
First talk at 10 AM; Second talk at 12 PM.
Admission: No
Phone: (337) 369-6446 (x 2662)
