【北京美国中心活动】​美国历史星期五：探索美国的许多故事，3月3日，周五下午3：00-4：30

Do you want to learn more about the history of the United States? Join historian Dr. Jeremiah Jenne for a series of informative and engaging talks as we explore U.S. history.  

Session 3: Freedom and Chains: The Origins of Slavery, Abolitionism, and the Struggle to Define American Liberty 

Friday, Mar 3, 2023, 3:00-4:30p.m. 

In 1619, a ship arrived in the colony of Virginia bearing a cargo of 20 to 30 enslaved Africans. Thus began a 250-year system and an even longer struggle that would come to define America and American values.  Join us for a discussion on the origins of the African slave trade in the United States, how slavery was integral to the economic, social, and political development of the American colonies, and the earliest efforts by those who sought to end slavery in the United States.  

Dr. Jeremiah Jenne is an American writer and historian based in Beijing. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of California, Davis. His essays and articles have appeared in The Economist, South China Morning Post, The China Project, The Journal of Asian Studies, The China Project, Los Angeles Review of Books, and The World of Chinese.  

This event will be conducted in English. 

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People under 15 are not allowed in.  

Reasonable Accommodations for persons with disabilities who wish to attend this event are available upon request.  Please submit a request for accommodations in advance or as soon as possible via email to [email protected]. 

Doors will open 30 minutes before the program starts. Please try to arrive at least 30 minutes before the program starts to allow enough time to go through security. You will NOT be admitted if you arrive 20 minutes after the program has started. 

NOTE: This event is open to the general public.  Audio or video recording of the program will not be permitted.  Press inquiries should be directed to the U.S. Embassy Press Office. 

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