PillowTalk: W.E.B. Du Bois and the Black Berkshires
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In celebration of the Berkshires’ new W.E.B. Du Bois Center for Freedom and Democracy, a panel of scholars will discuss the Du Bois legacy in Berkshire County. The panel includes Kerri Greenidge and Kendra Field (Co-founders of the African American Trail Project at Tufts University), and Brandon Terry (Assistant Professor of African & African-American Studies, Harvard University). This PillowTalk was filmed at Jacob's Pillow on July 10, 2022. Video by Nel Shelby Productions.
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