Today’s Struggle for Racial Equality is Embedded in the Past

Name: Today’s Struggle for Racial Equality is Embedded in the Past
Start: 2023-05-03T19:22:00+00:00
End: 2023-05-03T19:22:00+00:00
Location: Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Monticello

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Slavery is fundamental to the American story. Monticello is simultaneously a place to remember, a place to mourn, and a place to inspire change. How can Monticello’s duality – the pain and beauty of one of America’s best-studied and preserved plantations – advance a national dialogue on race? What is the role of cultural monuments and sites in helping Americans learn from the past? Henry Louis Gates, Jr., moderates a discussion with Melody Barnes, Jamelle Bouie, Jon Meacham, and Bree Newsome.