DAY ONE

(Day One of the Summit: 10:00 a.m. - 5: 45 p.m. ET)

Specific Event: Barracoon: The Story of the Last “Black Cargo”

Time: 4:00 - 4:45 p.m. ET

Speaker: Dr. Deborah G. Plant

Moderator: Dr. Marvin Hobson

Location: Event Oval, LL100, Lower Level, Diana Center (Barnard College)

Description: Join African American Literature and Zora Neale Hurston scholar Dr. Deborah G. Plant for an insightful discussion on Barracoon: The Story of the Last “Black Cargo,” where she discusses Hurston’s groundbreaking 1927 and 1928 work and the significance in collecting the authentic narrative of Oluale Kossola (Cudjo Lewis), the last known survivor of the transatlantic slave trade and it’s current relevance.

DAY TWO

(Day Two of the Summit: 10:00 a.m. - 5: 15 p.m. ET)

Specific Event: The Life of Herod the Great

Time: 2:45 - 3:30 p.m. ET

Speakers: Deborah G. Plant and Carla Kaplan

Location: Event Oval, LL100, Lower Level, Diana Center (Barnard College)

Join leading Zora Neale Hurston scholars Deborah G. Plant and Carla Kaplan’s discussion of the recently published The Life of Herod the Great by Zora Neale Hurston. Kaplan and editor Plant explore Hurston’s “great obsession” and her literary genius, bravery, and bold desire to seek the truth of Herod the Great and reveal it to the world.