“Race and American Democracy”
David Roediger in Conversation with Matt Jacobson.
Part of the ongoing “Democracy in America” @ the NHFPL series
David Roediger is the Foundation Professor of American Studies at University of Kansas where he teaches and writes on race and class in the United States. Educated through college at public schools in Illinois, he completed doctoral work at Northwestern University. His recent books include Seizing Freedom: Slave Emancipation and Liberty for All, How Race Survived U.S. History, and (with Elizabeth Esch) The Production of Difference. His older writings on race, immigration, and working class history include The Wages of Whiteness and Working toward Whiteness.
Login: Link to join Webinar March 2, 2021 @ 7:00 pm
https://yale.zoom.us/j/93868828424
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AGE GROUP: | Teens (13-17) | Adults (18+) |
EVENT TYPE: | Virtual Program | Literature, Arts, and Culture | Education and Lifelong Learning | Civic and Community Engagement |
TAGS: | politics | history | Democracy in America | cultural history | book discussion |
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