Leon Jett Memorial Lecture

On February 3rd, Tiya Miles participated in the Leon Jett Memorial Lecture: Native Americans and African Americans in Early Detroit: Enslavement and Resistance.

Dr. Tiya Miles, a celebrated historian, gave a paradigm-shifting talk about her research on Native American and African American slavery in the heart of the Midwest’s iconic city: Detroit. A book signing of her newly released book, The Dawn of Detroit: A Chronicle of Slavery and Freedom in the City of the Straits, will follow.