Baden-Württemberg-Seminar Rediscovering James W.C. Pennington
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- Tuesday, 30 June 2026, 20:15
- HCA, Atrium
- Prof. Dr. Manisha Sinha, University of Connecticut (USA), Department of History
- Dr. Caitlin Smith, St. Bonaventure University (USA), Department of English
- Rev. Cleo Graham, Faith Congregational Church, Hartford / Connecticut (USA)
- Prof. Dr. Jan Stievermann, Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg Center for American Studies
This book launch will present new research on James W.C. Pennington (1808-1870), a truly remarkable figure of Black religious and political history who received an Honorary Doctorate from Heidelberg University in 1849. Pennington was an internationally-recognized figure whose writings, lectures, and involvement with various abolitionist organizations make him one of the forgotten African American architects of the antislavery movement. Together with Prof. Manisha Sinha, Profs. Jan Stievermann and Caitlin Smith will talk about the two recent volumes on Pennington they have co-edited for Oxford University Press. The first, The Fugitive Blacksmith and Other Essential Writings by James W.C. Pennington, is an anthology that, for the first time, makes Pennington’s writings available in a critical edition, including his autobiography. The second, James W.C. Pennington: Essays Toward Rediscovering a Great African American Intellectual and Reformer, gathers new research on Pennington’s life, work, and thought from leading scholars across various disciplines.

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Heidelberg Center for American Studies
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Curt und Heidemarie Engelhorn Palais
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