aerial photo of Detroit River and U.S. and Canadian shoresThe “Presenting the Past to the Public” symposium will explore race, slavery, resistance, and identity in the Detroit River borderland on Friday, Dec. 8.

Local history subject for symposium

A symposium Friday, Dec. 8, will consider issues of race, slavery, resistance, and identity in the Detroit River borderland.

Hosted by the Department of History in co-operation with the Detroit River Project and the Center for Education Design, Evaluation, and Research at the University of Michigan, “Presenting the Past to the Public” will be held in person at the SoCA Armouries and online through Microsoft Teams.

It will include student-led presentations, a light lunch, and a Hyflex panel discussion entitled “Educator-Student Partnerships in Cross-Border Education.”

The free event will run 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Direct questions to professor Gregg French at gregg.french@uwindsor.ca.