Papers of Andrew Jackson

Our next webinar, featuring Dr. Nakia D. Parker, is today at 4pm eastern. There's still time to register here:

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Our third PAJ webinar is coming up soon! Please join us on Wed. March 24 (4-5pm Eastern) when Dr. Nakia D. Parker presents: ‘I Saw a Trail to the Big River, and then I Cried:’ Indian Removal and Slavery in the Native South.

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Registration is now open for the second installment of our 2020-2021 webinar series. Please join Dr. Laura Ellyn Smith, who will discuss “Anti-Jacksonian Democratization: The First National Political Party Conventions,” on Wednesday, March 10, 4-5pm (eastern).

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Our third spring webinar is on Wednesday, April 21, 4-5pm (Eastern). Dr. Alaina E. Roberts will present: “A Western Reconstruction: Black Slaves, Native Masters, and American Intervention.”

A Western Reconstruction: Black Slaves​, Native Masters, and American Intervention A webinar presented by the Papers of Andrew Jackson Speaker: Dr. Alaina E. Roberts Moderator: Dr. Michael Woods, Director, PAJ Dr. Alaina E. Roberts is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of Pittsburgh. Her first book, I’ve Been Here All the While: Black Freedom on Native Land(Univ...

The second webinar is on Wednesday, March 24, 4-5pm (Eastern). Dr. Nakia D. Parker will present: “‘I Saw a Trail to the Big River, and then I Cried’: Indian Removal and Slavery in the Native South.”

'I Saw a Trail to the Big River, and then I Cried': Indian Removal and Slavery in the Native South A webinar presented by the Papers of Andrew Jackson Speaker: Dr. Nakia D. Parker Moderator Dr. Michael Woods, Director, PAJ Nakia D. Parker is a College of Social Science Dean’s Research Associate in the Department of History at Michigan State University. Dr. Parker is a historian of nineteenth-ce...

Our first upcoming event is on Wednesday, March 10, 4-5pm (Eastern). Dr. Laura Ellyn Smith will present: “Anti-Jacksonian Democratization: The First National Political Party Conventions.”

Anti-Jacksonian Democratization: The First National Political Party Conventions A webinar presented by the Papers of Andrew Jackson Speaker: Professor Laura Ellyn Smith Moderator: Dr. Michael Woods, Director, PAJ Professor Laura Ellyn Smith is a presidential historian teaching American Race Relations and Politics at Canterbury Christ Church University and Richmond, The American...

Mark your calendars! The PAJ project is pleased to announce three upcoming webinars featuring innovative new scholarship. After our very successful inaugural event last fall, we look forward to hosting two webinars in March and one in April.

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The Power of Preservation: Interpreting Slavery at Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage A presentation by Ashley Bouknight-Claybrooks, Ph.D. Sponsored by the Papers of Andrew Jackson Dr. Bouknight-Claybrooks currently serves as a Research Historian for Historical Research Associates and, most recently, Curator at Andrew Jackson's Hermitage. Prior to her work in Nashville, she served as...

We’re delighted to announce that the first installment of our 2020-2021 webinar series is scheduled for October 28 at 5pm (Eastern). Please register to hear Dr. Ashley Bouknight-Claybrooks present on “The Power of Preservation: Interpreting Slavery at Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage.” tiny.utk.edu/registerpajwebinar1

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: The Power of Preservation: Interpreting Slavery at Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. A presentation by Ashley Bouknight-Claybrooks, Ph.D., sponsored by the Papers of Andrew Jackson

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