(Author Meets Colleagues) Monica White's Freedom Farmers: Agricultural Resistance & the Black Freedom Movement

Type: Panel
Theme:
Sponsor Groups: Geographies of Food and Agriculture Specialty Group, Black Geographies Specialty Group, Rural Geography Specialty Group
Poster #:
Day: 4/7/2019
Start / End Time: 2:00 PM / 3:40 PM (Eastern Standard Time)
Room: 8216, Park Tower Suites, Marriott, Lobby Level
Organizers: Garrett Graddy-Lovelace
Chairs: Garrett Graddy-Lovelace

---

Description

This Author Meets Colleagues panel gathers to reflect upon Dr. Monica White's new book *Freedom Farmers: Agricultural Resistance & the Black Freedom Movement* (University of North Carolina Press, 2018). In particular, we will discuss the arc of the book's argument, its historical investigations, its archival and qualitative methods, its strengths and limitations, its intellectual contribution and broad potential impact, and its significance, across and beyond disciplines.

---

Agenda

Type	Details	Minutes
Introduction	Garrett Graddy-Lovelace American University School of International Service	12
Discussant	Ashante Reese Spelman College	12
Panelist	Eric Sarmiento Texas State University - San Marcos	12
Panelist	Bradley Wilson West Virginia University	12
Discussant	Priscilla McCutcheon University of Kentucky	12
Discussant	Jonathan Hall West Virginia University	12
Panelist	Angela Babb Indiana University	12