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How 19th Century College Students Argued for the Abolition of Slavery: A Conversation Between James Devitt and Michael Jirik

Summary by NYU Press
NYU Press author Michael Jirik explores how Black intellectuals ascended in society through dissent on campus Wilberforce University, above, was named after a British abolitionist and served as a vehicle for Black self-determination before and after the Civil War. Lithograph by Middleton, Wallace & Co., retrieved from the Library of Congress. Wilberforce University, above, was named after a British abolitionist and served as a vehicle for Black …
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NYU Press broke the news in on Tuesday, November 18, 2025.
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