Image from the short film PELAGIE X. In the image, an older Black woman wearing a mauve long-sleeved dress and a light headscarf sits outdoors on a green lawn with her hands folded in her lap. Behind her, laundry hangs on clotheslines between trees.
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Umrath Hall, Lounge

PÉLAGIE X: Film Screening and Panel Discussion

Join us for a screening of PÉLAGIE X, a new short film by two-time Academy Award® winning Breakwater Studios. The film recounts the story of Pélagie Amoureux, a formerly enslaved woman who defied societal norms and stood up in legal battles. Following the screening, there will be a panel discussion with the film team, Pélagie’s descendants, and Amoureux House experts. Her 18th-century home in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, still stands as a rare architectural and historical testament to that period and to the lives of enslaved people.

Free and open to all.

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Co-sponsored by the Department of Romance Languages and Literature, WashU Libraries, and the Center for the Humanities.

Archives of Resistance Event Series

The Archives of Resistance event series immerses participants in the history of people who resisted slavery and oppression through stories that are emerging from the archives. Through advocacy work, exhibitions, and access to primary sources, participants will gain understanding and contribute to the preservation of important collections and research.