CBH Talks: Olivette Otele and Martha S. Jones on African Europeans: An Untold History
The fascinating legacy of Africans in Europe dates back to the Roman Empire, yet this history has long been obscured. In her book African Europeans, British historian Olivette Otele presents a rich and global perspective of the history of people of African descent. Her study of African Europeans debunks the narrow views that most Americans hold and sheds new light on our understanding of colonialism, slavery, otherness, assimilation, integration, and resistance. Otele discusses her ground-breaking work with acclaimed historian of African-American history, Martha S. Jones.
Participants
Olivette Otele is professor of the history of slavery at the University of Bristol and vice president of the Royal Historical Society. She is the first Black woman to be appointed to a professorial chair in history in the United Kingdom, and her writing has appeared in the Guardian, BBC Extra, and Times Higher Education.
Martha S. Jones is the Society of Black Alumni Presidential Professor and a Professor at the SNF Agora Institute at The Johns Hopkins University. She is a legal and cultural historian whose work examines how Black Americans have shaped the story of American democracy. Her most recent book, Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All, was selected as one of Time's 100 must-read books for 2020.
The fascinating legacy of Africans in Europe dates back to the Roman Empire, yet this history has long been obscured. In her book African Europeans, British historian Olivette Otele presents a rich and global perspective of the history of people of African descent. Her study of African Europeans debunks the narrow views that most Americans hold and sheds new light on our understanding of colonialism, slavery, otherness, assimilation, integration, and resistance. Otele discusses her ground-breaking work with acclaimed historian of African-American history, Martha S. Jones.
Participants
Olivette Otele is professor of the history of slavery at the University of Bristol and vice president of the Royal Historical Society. She is the first Black woman to be appointed to a professorial chair in history in the United Kingdom, and her writing has appeared in the Guardian, BBC Extra, and Times Higher Education.
Martha S. Jones is the Society of Black Alumni Presidential Professor and a Professor at the SNF Agora Institute at The Johns Hopkins University. She is a legal and cultural historian whose work examines how Black Americans have shaped the story of American democracy. Her most recent book, Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All, was selected as one of Time's 100 must-read books for 2020.
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