Alexander Reinert on Cruel and Unusual Punishment in the Eighth Amendment
Alex Reinert is the Max Freund Professor Litigation and Advocacy at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. Alex joined the faculty of Cardozo in […]
The 1619 Project is an initiative by The New York Times that re-examines the history, and lasting influence, of American slavery on our society.
Join us the second Thursday of each month as we continue to discuss how the legacy of slavery remains the dominant factor of American political, cultural, and social spheres. The library program centers on the articles included in the New York Times Special Sunday Magazine dated August 20, 2019.
Article packets are available for download on this website or on the lobby display at the Lee Road Branch.
Our very own John Piche was interviewed by the Public Library Association’s Public Libraries Online magazine about the success of our 1619 Project program series, which he developed and runs. Read the article.
YouTube Video Playlist
You can view the entire playlist of 1619 project interviews on our YouTube page.
Upcoming Discussion
Slave Patrols and the Origins of Police
For the upcoming discussion, we are reading the packet Slave Patrols and the Origins of Police which includes excerpts from scholarly articles by Philip Reichel’s “Southern Slave Patrols as Transitional Police Type,” Larry Spruill’s “Slave Patrols, ‘Packs of Negro Dogs,’ and Policing Black Communities,” and Eiruss Williams’ “Slave Patrol Ordinances of St. Tammany Paraish, Louisanna 1835-1838.”
Slave Patrols and the Origins of Police
Thursday, August 12, 2021
6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Zoom ID: 823 648 5349
Password: 691353
Previous Programs
Manisha Sinha on Reparations History and Future
In this interview, Professor Sinha discusses the history of the Reparation Movement and its successes and failures. Manisha Sinha is the Draper Chair in American […]
Multigenerational Reparations with Professor Thomas Craemer
In this interview, Professor Craemer looks at past reparations for slaveowners in the United States and Great Britain as successful examples of multi-generational payments. We […]
Read More About Slavery Reparations
REPARATIONS: The Complicated Debate Context, News, and History No Pensions for Ex-Slaves: How Federal Agencies Suppressed Movement To Aid Freedpeople The District of Columbia Emancipation […]
The Case Against Reparations with Dr. Reginald Bell
Reginald L. Bell is a Professor of Management at the College of Business at Prairie View A&M University. Bell received his PhD in Business Education […]
Talking Reparations with Dr. Michael Conklin
Dr. Michael Conklin is the Powell Endowed Professor of Business Law at Angelo State University. He received his JD from Washburn School of Law, MBA […]
The 1619 Project and Its Detractors
The 1619 Project is a long-form journalism project developed by Nikole Hannah-Jones, from The New York Times, which “aims to reframe the country’s history by placing the consequences […]
Interview with David Waldstreicher
The 1619 Project continues online. David Waldstreicher Graduate Center of the City University of New York David Waldstreicher teaches history at the Graduate Center of the City […]
Race, Medicine, and Health Care
Books The unapologetic guide to Black mental health : navigate an unequal system, learn tools for emotional wellness, and get the help you deserve, by Rheeda […]
Interview with Rana Hogarth
The 1619 Project continues online. Rana Hogarth University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Rana Hogarth is associate professor of history at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. […]
CH-UH History of Integration and Desegregation
Local History Librarian Jessica Robinson has hosted two incredible programs in the last several months dealing with Cleveland Heights-University Heights’ history of integration and desegregation. […]
Interview with Sherri Burr
The 1619 Project continues online. Sherri Burr University of New Mexico Sherri Burr is the Dickason Chair and Regents Professor Emerita at the University of […]
Books About Black Achievement for Black History Month
This Black History Month why not take a moment to celebrate Black Firsts and Black Achievement? Here is a list of books currently available at […]
Interview with Kelsey Klotz
The 1619 Project continues online. Kelsey Klotz University of North Carolina at Charlotte Kelsey Klotz is a lecturer at the University of North Carolina at […]
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Videos
In celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day this year, here is a list of resources to learn more about the history of the federal […]
Interview with Caitlin Rosenthal
Caitlin Rosenthal is Associate Professor of History at the University of California Berkeley, where her research and teaching explore the development of management practices, especially those based on data analysis.
Officious Intermeddler: Karen Phenomenon
Today, the name “Karen” represents a faction of the population, made up of white women specifically, that is threatened by the prospect of losing its […]
Interview with Alexis J. Hoag
Professor Hoag is an anti-death penalty advocate who recently published, Valuing Black Lives: A Case for Ending the Death Penalty and argued before the Ohio Supreme Court advocating for Glen Bates.
Remembering John Lewis 1940 – 2020
John Lewis, a civil rights hero, dies at 80 | 1940-2020 Representative John Lewis, a son of sharecroppers and an apostle of nonviolence […]
Podcasts on the history of Police, Prisons, and Race
Here is a list of podcasts and radio programs that deal with the history of American policing, prisons, and the criminal justice system. BEHIND THE […]
15 Free Documentaries And Shows About Police, Racism, and Black History
Here is a brief list of free documentaries, lectures, and tv programs about various aspects of racism, policing black communities, and the history of black […]
Problematic Policing: Resources on Race and Law Enforcement
The history of policing in the United States has deep and complicated roots that reach all the way back to 1704, when the colony of […]
A statement to the community about recent national events
Dear community members, Heights Libraries grieves with you over the brutal, senseless deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and too many other Black Americans. We […]
Interview with Todd M. Michney, Ph.D.
In this session, we talk to Todd M. Michney, who shares from his book Surrogate Suburbs: Black Upward Mobility and Neighborhood Change in Cleveland, 1900–1980, about redlining.
