Among the topics that Ron Soodalter can speak about are the Civil War, the Revolutionary War, the slave trade - past and present, the Captain Gordon story, history of the American West, and traditional British, Irish and American ballads.

To set up a speaking engagement, contact:
Ron Soodalter

Past Events
  • Wednesday, November 12, 2014, 6 PM
    �Human Trafficking: From Mexico To America�
    Bard College
    Annandale-on-Hudson, NY

  • Wednesday, November 5, 2014
    �Writing about Human Trafficking�
    Westchester Community College
    Valhalla, NY

  • Tuesday, October 21, 2014
    �Fireside Chat: Slavery in America Today�
    University of Michigan
    Ann Arbor, MI

  • Monday, October 20, 2014: 7:30 PM
    �Panel: A Blight on the Nation�
    University of Michigan
    Ann Arbor, MI

  • Monday, October 20, 2014: 4 PM
    �Talking about Trafficking�
    University of Michigan
    Ann Arbor, MI

  • Friday, November 1, 2013: 3:30 PM
    Gerald McMurtry Lecture: “Abraham Lincoln and the Power to Pardon”
    Lincoln Memorial University
    Harrogate, TN

  • Thursday, October 10, 2013: 7 PM
    Talk: Trafficking in America
    Freedom Rally
    Hofstra University
    Hempstead, Lon Island
    New York

  • Wednesday, October 9, 2013: 8 PM
    Lecture: The Slave Next Door
    Columbia University
    New York, NY

  • Tuesday, October 8, 2013: 7 PM
    Moderator: World View Panel on Modern-Day Slavery
    New York University
    New York, NY

  • Monday, October 7, 2013: 12:30 PM
    Panel: Trafficking in our Backyard
    City College
    New York, NY

  • Monday, March 11, 2013 | 7PM
    Hanging Captain Gordon
    “The Government, Lincoln, and the Slave Trade”
    Warner Library
    Tarrytown, New York
  • Thursday, November 15, 2012
    A Blight on the Nation
    "A Look at Modern-Day Slavery and Human Trafficking in America"
    Young Presidents Organization
    World Presidents Organization
    Pepperdine University
    Malibu, California

  • Monday - Tuesday, October 25-26, 2012
    Abraham Lincoln and the Quality of Mercy
    Human Trafficking and Slavery in Today�s America
    "Lincoln, Slavery, and the Historian�s Role"
    Foundation for Hope and Grace
    Auburn, Maine

  • Saturday, October 13, 2012
    Abraham Lincoln and the Quality of Mercy
    Human Trafficking and Slavery in Today�s America
    "A Perspective on Historic and Modern-Day Slavery"
    Indiana Historical Society
    Indianapolis, Indiana

  • Thursday, October 11, 2012
    A Blight on the Nation
    "10th Annual Lincoln Legacy Lectures"
    University of Illinois
    Springfield, Illinois

  • Wednesday and Thursday, November 9-10, 2011
    Talk/Workshops: A Blight on the Nation: Modern-Day Slavery in America
    Landmark College
    Putney, VT

  • Wednesday, June 8, 2011
    A Program of Civil War Songs and Ballads
    Harpers Ferry, West Virginia


  • Saturday, January 22, 2011 | 8:30 AM
    Keynote/Signing: Modern-Day Slavery: A Blight Upon the Nation
    Symposium: "Our Links to Slavery"
    Mount St. Mary's College, Doheny Campus
    Los Angeles, CA


  • Monday, December 6, 2010 | 9:00 AM
    Talk/Signing: Modern-Day Slavery in America
    Rabbis for Human Rights - North America
    Conference: "Human Rights Under Fire"
    Congregation B'Nai Jeshurun
    88th St, between Broadway and West End Avenue
    New York, NY


  • Saturday, December 4, 2010
    Talk/Signing: The History of Slavery and the Slave Trade in America
    John Brown Lives!
    Anti-Slavery Conference
    Lake Placid, New York


  • Tuesday-Thursday, November 16-18, 2010
    Talk/Signing/Workshop: Human Trafficking and Slavery in America Today
    Kozmetsky Center
    St. Edward's University
    Austin, Texas


  • Friday and Saturday, November 12-13, 2010
    Talk/Signing: A History of Slavery in America
    Love146
    "Collective Shout"
    Yale University
    New Haven, CT


  • Wednesday, October 13, 2010
    Talk/Signing: Hanging Captain Gordon
    Harpers Ferry, West Virginia


  • Thursday, September 9, 2010 | 7 PM
    Talk/Signing: Robert Rogers and the Queen's Rangers
    Revolutionary War Round Table
    Morristown, New Jersey


  • Thursday, June 10, 2010 | 6:30 PM
    Talk/Signing: A Blight on the Nation
    Seattle Against Slavery
    Seattle Hyatt at Olive 8 Hotel
    1635 8th Avenue
    Seattle, Washington


  • Friday, April 16, 2010 | 3PM
    Talk/Signing: A Blight on the Nation: Modern-Day Slavery in America
    Harvard University
    Carr Center for Human Rights Policy
    79 John F. Kennedy Street
    Cambridge, Massachusetts


  • Wednesday, April 14, 2010 | 7PM
    Talk/Signing: A Blight on the Nation
    Vanderbilt University
    Global Poverty Initiative
    Nashville, Tennessee


  • Thursday, March 25, 2010 | 6PM
    Talk/Panel Discussion/Signing: The History Human Trafficking and Slavery in the United States
    Hunter College
    68th St. and Lexington Avenue, Rm. 1700
    New York, New York


  • Tuesday, March 23, 2010
    Talk/Signing: Human Trafficking and Slavery in the 21st Century
    Southern Polytechnic State University
    Marietta, Georgia


  • Tuesday, March 2, 2010 | 6 PM
    Talk/Signing: A Blight on the Nation: Human Trafficking and Slavery in Today's America
    Orange County Community College
    Middletown, New York


  • Wednesday, February 24, 2010 | 7:15 PM
    Panel/Talk/Signing: "Slavery in Today's America"
    Premier of anti-trafficking film, "Sold"
    George Washington University Auditorium
    Washington, DC


  • Wednesday, February 10, 2010 | 7 PM
    Talk/Signing: A Blight on the Nation: Human Trafficking and Slavery in Today's America
    North Castle Library
    Armonk, New York


  • Friday, January 22, 2010 | 3:15 PM
    Radio Interview
    Sound Authors, www.WorldTalkRadio.com


  • January 14-18, 2010
    Talk/Signing: "Human Trafficking in America"
    Concepts and Practices of Freedom in the Biblical Traditions and Contemporary Contexts
    FFF-Zentrum
    D�sseldorf, Germany


  • Tuesday, December 8, 2009 | 11:00 AM
    Talk/Signing: "A Blight on the Nation"
    Rochester Human Trafficking Conference
    Rochester, NY


  • Wednesday, December 2, 2009 | 7:00 PM
    Talk Signing: "Hanging Captain Gordon"
    Civil War Round Table
    Huntington, Long Island, NY


  • Thursday, November 19, 2009 | 5:00 PM
    Talk/Signing: "A Blight on the Nation"
    Long Island University Rockland
    Orangeburg, NY


  • Wednesday, November 18, 2009 | noon - 2PM
    Talk/signing: A Blight on the Nation: Modern-Day Slavery in America"
    Columbia University Seminar
    Faculty House
    64 Morningside Drive
    New York, New York


  • November 15-16, 2009
    Keynote Speaker
    "Human Trafficking and Slavery in America"
    University of Central Florida
    Orlando, FL


  • Thursday, November 12, 2009 | noon
    Talk/Signing: "A Blight on the Nation"
    Freedom Network Institute Training Program
    Holiday Inn
    Mt. Kisco, NY


  • Tuesday, November 10, 2009 | 7:30 PM
    Talk/Signing: "Human Trafficking and Slavery in America Today"
    Chappaqua Library
    Chappaqua, NY 10514


  • Tuesday, November 10, 2009 | 8:25 AM
    Talk: "The Removal of our Colour Population: the Founding of Liberia"
    White Plains High School
    White Plains, NY


  • Thursday, November 5, 2009 | 6 PM
    Talk/signing: "A Blight on the Nation: Modern-Day Slavery in America"
    Pace Law School
    White Plains, New York


  • Tuesday, November 3, 2009 | 7:00 PM
    Talk/Signing: "A Blight on the Nation"
    Salem Awards Committee
    Salem Athenaeum
    Salem, MA


  • Thursday, October 29, 2009 | 7:00 PM
    Talk/Signing: "A Blight on the Nation"
    Pound Ridge Library
    Pound Ridge, NY


  • Saturday, October 24, 2009
    Book Talk/Signing: "The Removal of our Colour Population: the Founding of Liberia"
    Southeast Museum
    67 Main Street
    Brewster, NY 10509


  • Saturday, September 26, 2009 | 3-7 PM
    Panel Member, Freedom Week
    New York University
    Kimmel Center
    New York, NY


  • Monday, September 21, 2009 | 3 PM
    Radio Interview
    Growing Up In America with Bob Sanborn
    KPFT, 90.1, Houston, TX


  • Sunday, September 20, 2009 | 5:30 PM
    Keynote Talk/signing: "A Blight on the Nation: Modern-Day Slavery in America"
    Human Trafficking Awareness Week
    Rescue and Restore
    St. Paul's United Methodist Church
    Houston, TX


  • Monday,September 14, 2009 | 4:30 PM
    TV Interview
    WGBH, Boston, MA


  • August 17-18, 2009 Keynote Speech
    Human Trafficking and Slavery in America Today"
    A.L.E.R.T. Conference
    Tucson, AZ


    • Governors Island National Monument
    Governors Island, Upper New York Bay
    [access by ferry, @
    Battery Maritime Building
    South and Whitehall Streets
    New York, New York]

  • Saturday, August 8, 2009 | 2:30 PM
    Talk/Signing: "The Quality of Mercy: Abraham Lincoln and the Power to Pardon"
    Pershing Hall
  • Thursday, July 30, 2009 | 4:30 PM
    Interview with Kevin Bales and Ambassador-at-Large Luis de Baca
    the Riz Khan Show
    Al Jazeera Television


  • Saturday, July 11, 2009 | 6 PM
    Book Talk/Signing: "Human Trafficking and Slavery in America Today"
    Politics & Prose Bookstore & Coffeehouse
    5015 Connecticut Avenue NW
    Washington, DC 20008


  • Saturday, July 25, 2009 | 7 PM
    Book Talk/Signing: "Hanging Captain Gordon"
    Uniondale Public Library
    400 Uniondale Avenue
    Uniondale, NY 11553


  • Thursday, June 18, 2009 | 6 PM
    Talk/Signing: "Human Trafficking and Slavery in America Today"
    Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs
    170 East 64th Street
    New York, New York


  • Thursday, June 18th, 2009 | 12-12:40 PM
    The Leonard Lopate Show/WNYC
    LIVE in-studio


  • Wednesday, June 17, 2009 | 11-12 PM
    Radio Times/WHYY-FM, Philadelphia, NPR local
    LIVE in-studio


  • Thursday, May 28, 2009 | 7 PM
    Talk/Signing: "Human Trafficking and Slavery in America Today"
    Harvard Club of New York City
    27 West 44th Street
    New York, New York


  • Thursday, June 4, 2009 | 7:30 PM
    Book Talk/Signing: "Human Trafficking and Slavery in America Today"
    Ossining Public Library
    53 Croton Avenue
    Ossining, NY 10562


  • Thursday, May 28, 2009 | 12:30 PM
    Presentation: "Human Trafficking and the Role of the Task Force"
    NYC Mayor's Office Anti-Human Trafficking/Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Task Force
    1 Centre Street
    New York, NY


  • Friday, March 27, 2009 | 9:00 AM
    Lecture: "A Blight on the Nation: Slavery in Today's America"
    Seminar: "The Commodification of Human Beings: Exploring the History, the Reality, and the Future"
    University of Connecticut School of Law
    45 Elizabeth St.
    Hartford, CT 06105

  • Friday, March 6, 2009 | 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
    Talk/Signing: "Abraham Lincoln and the Quality of Mercy"
    Lincoln Bicentennial Symposium
    Shoreham-Wading River High School
    250a Rte. 25A
    Shoreham, New York 11786

  • Saturday, February 21, 2009 | 6:00 PM
    Talk/Signing: "Hanging Captain Gordon"
    Middleburgh Public Library
    323 Main St.
    Middleburgh, New York 12122

  • Wednesday, February 18, 2009 | 11:00 AM
    Talk: "Human Trafficking and Slavery in Today's America"
    Germantown Academy
    340 Morris Rd.
    Fort Washington, PA 19034

  • Thursday, February 12, 2009 | 7:00 PM
    Talk/Signing: "Hanging Captain Gordon"
    Orange County Community College
    State University of New York
    Gilman Center of International Education
    115 South St.
    Middletown, New York 10940

  • Tuesday, February 10, 2009 | 7:00 PM
    Talk/Signing: "Abraham Lincoln and the Quality of Mercy"
    North Castle Public Library
    19 Whippoorwill Rd.
    Armonk, New York 10504










 
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