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John Altman Symposium: MidWest

Friday, May 1, 2026
9:00 am
Heritage Room, Shriver Center
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Schedule:

9:00 AM - Coffee and Pasteries

10:10 AM - Documenting Race in the Midwestern Past and Present

Andrew Offenburger, Moderator
Andy Rice, “Bittersweet Thoughts: Reflections on a project about Black life at Miami of Ohio"
Jazma Sutton, “Reconsidering the Archive of Slavery in the Midwest”
Hongmei Li, “Documenting Asian American Histories in Ohio: Making the Invisible Visible"

11: 45 AM - Lunch Break

12:50 PM - Keynote

Kai Bosworth, Virigina Commonwealth University
“Pipeline Opposition and Midwestern Regional Identities”

2:10 PM - Geoffrion Fellows Individual Presentation

3:50 PM - Geoffrion Fellows Group Presentation