Boston—the “cradle of liberty” and a city with a seemingly paradoxical image as a place of racial progress and virulent racism—reveals the complexities that have undergirded race relations and the African American experience in the past and the present. We will discuss policies of segregation as well as historical and contemporary movements for change.

Moderator:
- Patricia Davis, Associate Professor of Communications Studies

Panelists:
- Simon Rabinovitch, Associate Professor of Jewish Studies
- Ted Landsmark, Distinguished Professor, Public Policy and Urban Affairs; Director, Kitty and Michael Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy
- Ángel Nieves, Professor of Africana Studies, History, and Digital Humanities; Director of Public Humanities

Learn more at https://racialliteracy.northeastern.edu.