Alaina E. Roberts
About Alaina E. Roberts
“Alaina E. Roberts was an excellent speaker who provided very thought provoking content. ”
Speech topics
Why Does Juneteenth Matter?: The Meaning of True Freedom in American History
Dr. Roberts will discuss the origins of various labor systems in the United States (African chattel slavery wasn't the only system!), the evolution of Black slavery, and the realities and complexities of emancipation in North America
Speaking videos
Media coverage
Remembering the history of ‘Black Wall Street’
The story of prosperity of Black communities in Tulsa, Oklahoma is incomplete without discussing their roots.
The ways Afro-Indigenous people are asked to navigate their communities
Two leading scholars discuss the complex relationship between Black and Native people.
Reconsidering Wilma Mankiller
As the Cherokee Nation’s first female chief’s image is minted onto a coin, her full humanity should be examined.
Books by Alaina E. Roberts
“I've Been Here All the While: Black Freedom on Native Land (America in the Nineteenth Century)” (2021)
I've Been Here All the While: Black Freedom on Native Land (America in the Nineteenth Century)
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