Parker History Lecture
Photo courtesy of Dr. Elizabeth Hinton
Thursday, Feb. 2, 7 p.m., Centennial Hall
An Evening with Dr. Elizabeth Hinton
The 2023 Davis R. Parker Memorial History Lecture features Yale University Professor of History, African American Studies, and Law Dr. Elizabeth Hinton. She will present "Riot or Rebellion?: The Meaning of Violent Protest from the 1960s to George Floyd." Dr. Hinton, an historian of American inequality, is the author of From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime: The Making of Mass Incarceration in America and America on Fire: The Untold History of Police Violence and Black Rebellion Since the 1960s.
Considered one of the nation's leading experts on policing and mass incarceration, Hinton is often called upon to share her expertise on matters related to crime control policy, law enforcement, and racism. She has worked with the National Network for Safe Communities, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, the Vera Institute of Justice, and other law enforcement and crime control institutions at all levels to broaden the terms of debate and inform effective policy choices.
This event is free and open to the public. We hope you can join us!
About Dr. Elizabeth Hinton
Elizabeth Hinton is a Professor of History, African American Studies, and Law at Yale. She is the author of From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime: The Making of Mass Incarceration in America and America on Fire: The Untold History of Police Violence and Black Rebellion Since the 1960s.
About the Lecture Series
After Headmaster Davis R. Parker’s death in 1989, his predecessor, Leslie R. Severinghaus, proposed the establishment of an annual lecture dedicated to Mr. Parker’s memory and recognizing his passion for American history.
The initial funding for this endowed lecture series was provided by Dr. Severinghaus and by a bequest directed from Mr. Parker’s estate established by his wife, Jane. The Parker Memorial Fund supports the lecture program and has been sustained by gifts from alumni, faculty, and friends of Mr. Parker.
Upcoming Lectures
Speaker highlights
Dr. Timothy Snyder
Richard C. Levin Professor of History, Yale University
Dr. Maya Jasanoff
Coolidge Professor of History, Harvard University
Dr. Alan Brinkley
Professor of History, Columbia University
Dr. Drew Gilpin Faust
Annenberg Professor of History, University of Pennsylvania
David Halberstam
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author, & historian
Philip Caputo
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist & foreign correspondent
Dr. Paul Kennedy
J. Richardson Dilworth Professor of History, Yale University
Dr. Joanne B. Freeman
Professor of History & American Studies, Yale University
Dr. Daniel Ellsberg Political activist responsible for releasing The Pentagon Papers
Dr. Eric Foner
Dewitt Clinton Professor of History, Columbia University