BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//GayOut//Event Export//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:244163@gayout.com DTSTAMP:20260911T073934Z DTSTART:20260925T190000Z DTEND:20260925T210000Z SUMMARY:The Ethics of Now with Erica Armstrong Dunbar DESCRIPTION:Join the Kenan Institute for Ethics and host Adriane Lentz-Sm ith for a conversation with historian\\, author\\, and “The Gilded Ageâ €ť historical consultant and co-executive producer Erica Armstrong Dunbar on telling the stories of our nation’s complex past.\\nThe Ethics of N ow\\nfeaturing Erica Armstrong Dunbar\\n7 p.m.\\nFriday\\, September 25\\ , 2026\\nDurham County Main Library\\nWhat does history look like through the eyes of those whose stories are rarely told?\\nThrough her historica l writing and work on the HBO series “The Gilded Age\\,” Erica Armstr ong Dunbar offers us portraits of African Americans in the nineteenth cen tury\\, people as complex and compelling as the times in which they lived . One is the remarkable Ona Judge\\, who escaped from slavery — and her former owners\\, George and Martha Washington — when she was twenty ye ars old. Though she lived the rest of her life as a fugitive\\, Judge was “Never Caught” — despite the Washingtons’ repeated attempts to r eturn her to slavery.\\nOn the 250th anniversary of 1776\\, Dunbar invite s us to consider how a fuller narrative of our past enriches the American story — and our present and future as a nation e pluribus unum\\, or â €śout of many\\, one.”\\nEvent Details:\\nThis event takes place at the Durham County Main Library. Parking is available onsite. A reception and book signing will take place after the hour-long event\\, and copies of Dunbar’s books “Never Caught: The Washingtons’ Relentless Pursuit o f Their Runaway Slave\\, Ona Judge” and “She Came to Slay: The Life a nd Times of Harriet Tubman” will be available for purchase\\, courtesy of Parker &\\; Otis.\\nPlease register for this event on the Durham Co unty Library website: https://durhamcountylibrary.libcal.com/event/167564 97\\nIf you have questions about this event\\, please contact Hillary Tra in at hillary.train@duke.edu.\\nAdditional Information About the Speaker and Event Sponsors:\\nErica Armstrong Dunbar is a historian\\, professor of African American Studies at Emory University\\, and main historical co nsultant and co-executive producer for HBO’s “The Gilded Age.” Her work shines a light on racial injustice\\, slavery\\, and gender inequali ty. She is the author of “Never Caught: The Washingtons’ Relentless P ursuit of Their Runaway Slave\\, Ona Judge\\,” which was a finalist for the 2017 National Book Award for Nonfiction and received the 2018 Freder ick Douglass Book Award.\\nA startling and eye-opening look into Americaâ €™s First Family\\, “Never Caught” tells the story of Ona Judge\\, Ge orge and Martha Washington’s runaway slave who risked it all to escape the nation’s capital and reach freedom. Dunbar gives readers a glimpse into the life of a little-known but powerful figure in American history a nd the ensuing manhunt led by George Washington\\, who attempted to use h is political and personal contacts to recapture his property.\\n“Never Caught” is the 2026 Duke Common Experience reading. It is integrated wi th We The People\\, a university-wide initiative led by Duke Arts\\, whic h marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Indepe ndence.\\nAdditional sponsors for Dunbar’s visit include Duke Libraries \\, the Office of Undergraduate Education’s Duke Common Experience Prog ram\\, and the Duke Department of History.\\nhttps://www.gayout.com/usa-c anada/united-states/durham/events/the-ethics-of-now-with-erica-armstrong- dunbar-2026-09-25 LOCATION:downtowndurham.com URL:https://www.gayout.com/usa-canada/united-states/durham/events/the-ethics-of-now-with-erica-armstrong-dunbar-2026-09-25 STATUS:CONFIRMED END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR