Lehman Center for American History
International Affairs Building 406
Slavery, Columbia University & the Livingstons: What Reparative Justice Looks Like from One Black Descendant’s Journey
RSVP HERE! RSVP deadline for non-CUID holders: 4/28 at 12PM
In this unique public lecture, genealogist and author Chris Rabb explores the intertwined histories of slavery, Columbia University, and the influential Livingston family through the lens of his own lineage. As a descendant of both enslaved people and the family that enslaved them, Rabb unpacks how elite institutions profited from bondage and how those legacies still shape American life.
Blending personal narrative, historical analysis, and public policy insight, Rabb challenges audiences to imagine what genuine reparative justice requires—and how descendants, communities, and institutions can take bold, long overdue action.
Organized by the Columbia University and Slavery Project in the Department of History in partnership with the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race.
