2024 Annual Indiana Association of Historians Thornbrough Lecture

The 2024 Thornbrough Lecture will be held on Tuesday, October 1 at 6 p.m. at the Indiana Historical Society in downtown Indianapolis.

This year’s distinguished lecturer, Dr. Crystal Moten, will present “Continually Working: Black Women’s Struggles for Economic Justice in the Midwest.” Moten, a public historian, curator and writer, focuses on the intersection of race, class and gender to uncover the hidden histories of Black people in the Midwest.

She currently serves as the inaugural Curator of Collections and Exhibitions at the Obama Presidential Center Museum in Chicago, IL. In this position, she plays a key role in the collaborative effort to complete the design and implementation of the inaugural exhibits while also serving as the primary steward and subject matter expert of the Obama Foundation Museum Collection. Dr. Moten supervises and manages the curatorial team and its activities.