Mark O. Hatfield Lecture Series

2020 Series Speakers

Erika Lee

September 8, 2020 (originally April 28, 2020)
Keller Auditorium (note new location)

America for Americans: A History of Xenophobia in the United States

One of the nation’s leading immigration and Asian American historians, Erika Lee is the author of four notable books, including America for Americans: A History of Xenophobia in the United States and The Making of Asian America.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

October 27, 2020 (originally April 7, 2020)
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is the director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University, host of Finding Your Roots, and author of Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow.

Evan Thomas

January 12, 2021 (originally March 17, 2020)
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

First: Sandra Day O’Connor

Evan Thomas is the author of ten books including New York Times bestsellers Being Nixon, John Paul Jones, Sea of Thunder, and First: Sandra Day O’Connor. For 33 years, Thomas was a writer, correspondent, and editor at TIME and Newsweek.

Joanne B. Freeman

March 16, 2021 (originally March 17, 2020)
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War

Joanne B. Freeman is an expert on early American politics. Her newest book, The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War, explores the impact and legacies of physical violence in the U.S. Congress leading up to the Civil War.

All lectures begin at 7pm.

A Message to Current Ticket Holders:

If you have already purchased tickets, please keep your original tickets for these rescheduled events. Your original tickets will still be valid for admission on the new dates with the exception of the Erika Lee lecture, which is now taking place at the Keller Auditorium, as the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall will be under construction from June 1 to September 30, 2020. Portland'5 will deliver new tickets (comparable seating) in the same method that you originally purchased your tickets (by mail or electronically) for the September 8, 2020, lecture with Erika Lee. If you have questions or concerns about your tickets, please contact Portland'5 at info@portland5.com and include “Erika Lee” in the subject line.

If you cannot attend a lecture, please consider donating your tickets or sharing them with a loved one. Our friends at Portland'5 have faced serious layoffs. Ticket sales directly impact their ability to bring their staff back to work which helps our community thrive and maintains our elegant arts venues. Your ticket purchase for the Hatfield Lecture Series also supports operational costs for the Oregon Historical Society. 

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Interested in sponsoring the 2020 Hatfield Lecture Series? Contact Ali Griffin at ali.griffin@ohs.org or 503-306-5258.

Hatfield Historians Forum Past Speakers, 1998 – 2018