On December 12, 2024, the City of Stuttgart awarded the prestigious Hegel Prize to Professor Dr. Orlando Patterson, a distinguished Jamaican-American sociologist from Harvard University. The award ceremony took place in the Great Hall of the Stuttgart Town Hall, where Professor Patterson was honored for his extensive research on slavery and its enduring impact on modern society. The laudatory speech was delivered by Professor Dr. Christoph Menke from Goethe University Frankfurt, highlighting Patterson’s significant contributions to the humanities.