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World Affairs Council of Greater Houston

Race & Democracy in the US and Beyond with Dr. Peniel Joseph

July 8, 2020 @ 05:00 PM to July 8, 2020 @ - 06:00 PM
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About The Event

Dr. Joseph Peniel will address the long and often conflicting intersection of race and democracy throughout U.S. history  – from the origins of slavery at the founding of the England’s American colonies to the Civil War and Reconstruction to the Civil Rights era and the pressing issues of race, justice and inclusion today. He will also discuss the ongoing struggles for civil rights, and what actions and policies might be the most effective for the nation to address racial inequities.

About The Speaker

Peniel Joseph holds a joint professorship appointment at the LBJ School of Public Affairs and the History Department in the College of Liberal Arts at The University of Texas at Austin. He is also the founding director of the LBJ School’s Center for the Study of Race and Democracy. His career focus has been on “Black Power Studies,” which encompasses interdisciplinary fields such as Africana studies, law and society, women’s and ethnic studies, and political science. Prior to joining the UT faculty, Joseph was a professor at Tufts University, where he founded the school’s Center for the Study of Race and Democracy to promote engaged research and scholarship focused on the ways issues of race and democracy affect people’s lives. In addition to being a frequent commentator on issues of race, democracy, and civil rights, Joseph wrote the award-winning books Waiting ‘Til the Midnight Hour: A Narrative History of Black Power in America and Dark Days, Bright Nights: From Black Power to Barack Obama. His most recent book, Stokely: A Life, has been called the definitive biography of Stokely Carmichael, the man who popularized the phrase “black power.” Included among Joseph’s other book credits is the editing of The Black Power Movement: Rethinking the Civil Rights-Black Power Era and Neighborhood Rebels: Black Power at the Local Level.

 

 

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July 8, 2020 @ 05:00 PM to July 8, 2020 @ - 06:00 PM
 

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