
‘Show Me The Money!’: How Henrietta Woods Sued (and Won) Reparations
Event Details
Discover the remarkable story of Henrietta Woods, a Black woman with Kentucky ties, who took agency in her own life by suing a man for reparations after he illegally sold her
into slavery to a cotton planter. This lecture, presented by Dr. Jacqueline Hudson, explores Woods’ fight for reparations and her enduring legacy of resilience and agency.
This installment of the Afternoon Lecture Series will feature speaker Dr. Jacqueline Hudson.
About the Speaker
Jacqueline Hudson, PhD is the African American History Program Manager at the Filson Historical Society in Louisville, KY. Dr. Hudson is a museum professional and historian with experience in the museums and historic preservation fields. She previously worked at the National Blues Museum and the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. She earned a doctorate in American Culture Studies from Bowling Green State University and received a public history graduate certificate at the same institution. Dr. Hudson has written scholarship on the fields in publications such as Discovering Activism and Advocacy in Historic Preservation Through My Grandparents’ Furniture and Chillin’ Like It’s 1986: Successes, Setbacks, Philosophical Considerations in the Immersive Rec Room Space of Growing Up X. Most recently, she completed a TEDxTalk that explored Black history and culture’s rightful place in the history of the United States.