Dr. Heather Williams will lead a series of three lectures on "Writing Histories of 19th Century African Americans." All lectures will be held in the Presidents Dining Room in the University Center on Mercer University's Macon campus. The first lecture, “A Modicum of Freedom: Maria Lea’s Life in 1840's Mississippi,” will be held at 10 a.m. Oct. 2. The second lecture, “I Thought When I was Free, They Were Free: Claiming Children After Slavery," will be held at 6 p.m.…

Dr. Heather Williams will lead a series of three lectures on "Writing Histories of 19th Century African Americans." All lectures will be held in the Presidents Dining Room in the University Center on Mercer University's Macon campus. The first lecture, “A Modicum of Freedom: Maria Lea’s Life in 1840's Mississippi,” will be held at 10 a.m. Oct. 2. The second lecture, “I Thought When I was Free, They Were Free: Claiming Children After Slavery," will be held at 6 p.m.…

Dr. Heather Williams will lead a series of three lectures on "Writing Histories of 19th Century African Americans." All lectures will be held in the Presidents Dining Room in the University Center on Mercer University's Macon campus. The first lecture, “A Modicum of Freedom: Maria Lea’s Life in 1840's Mississippi,” will be held at 10 a.m. Oct. 2. The second lecture, “I Thought When I was Free, They Were Free: Claiming Children After Slavery," will be held at 6 p.m.…