D.C. Mondays: Freedom Was in Sight! A Graphic History of Reconstruction in the Washington, D.C., Region

Northwestern University professor Kate Masur will discuss her recent book, Freedom Was in Sight! A Graphic History of Reconstruction in the Washington, D.C., Region (University of North Carolina Press, 2024). Gorgeously illustrated by award-winning artist Liz Clarke, the book delivers a compelling, accessible history of one of this nation’s most volatile and widely misunderstood eras. Masur will discuss that history, as well the collaborative processes that made the book possible. 

About Kate Masur 

Kate Masur is a professor at Northwestern University who specializes in the history of race, politics and law in the United States. Her previous book, Until Justice Be Done: America’s First Civil Rights Movement, from the Revolution to Reconstruction (W.W. Norton, 2021), was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in History and a  New York Times "critics' pick" for 2021. She regularly collaborates with museums and other nonprofits, including the National Park Service, the National Constitution Center, the Newberry Library, and the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture.