Life, Liberty & Happiness with Dr. Nicole Myers Turner

Join us for the next installment in the Valentine and Montpelier’s lecture series that explores the evolution and contemporary relevance of America’s founding philosophies. Dr. Nicole Myers Turner, of the Princeton Department of Religion, will join us for a virtual lunchtime talk discussing her book, Soul Liberty: The Evolution of Black Religious Politics in Postemancipation Virginia, which examines how freedpeople in Virginia adapted strategies for pursuing the freedom to worship and participate in society in the evolving landscape of emancipation.