Lawrence AJE

Lawrence AJE is a Lecturer in American Civilization at Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3, specializing in African-American history, slavery, legal codification of servile labor, and memorial studies. His research focuses on the Atlantic world (17th–19th centuries), emphasizing historical memory and public commemoration of slavery. He co-edited major works like Ending Slavery (2022) and Traces and Memories of Slavery in the Atlantic World (2019). AJE has organized international conferences on topics such as slavery dynamics, civil rights memorials, and racial history. His recent work critiques selective amnesia in U.S. public memory and explores transatlantic migrations of free people of color. He directs doctoral theses and contributes to interdisciplinary research groups, including studies on race in America and compensatory public history.

Education: No explicit details provided.

Research Interests: AJE’s work bridges legal, social, and cultural history, analyzing how slavery and its legacies shape contemporary racial politics. He examines legal frameworks for servitude, the role of commemoration in public spaces, and the transatlantic mobility of marginalized groups. Recent publications highlight tensions between memorial equality and historical erasure, particularly in Charleston, South Carolina.

Professional Contributions: Co-organizer of major events like the 2018 ‘Memories of the Civil Rights Movement’ conference and the 2016 ‘Traces and Memories of Slavery.’ He edits journal issues on topics like free people of color migrations and servitude in the Americas. His work is published in outlets like Slavery & Abolition and French Review of American Studies.

Labs/Teams: Collaborates with research units like the Montpellier Studies of the English-Speaking World and interdisciplinary groups focusing on race, memory, and Atlantic studies.