Annette Gordon-Reed
Pulitzer Prize-winning author of On Juneteenth | Harvard professor | MacArthur Genius
The legacy of Juneteenth, the holiday which marks the end of slavery, continues to influence us and our fight for racial justice today.
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On June 19th in 1865, slavery ended in Texas. Juneteenth is now a national holiday so that everyone, not just Texans, can celebrate the end of slavery and bring the story of enslaved people into closer focus. Our speakers are experts on the meaning of this holiday and how the legacy of Juneteenth shaped today’s world and will help us build something better tomorrow.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author of On Juneteenth | Harvard professor | MacArthur Genius
The legacy of Juneteenth, the holiday which marks the end of slavery, continues to influence us and our fight for racial justice today.
Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of The 1619 Project | Executive Producer of The 1619 Project Hulu Docuseries | MacArthur Genius
There isn’t a beat you can cover in America—education, housing—where race is not a factor.
Civil Rights Legend who Helped Desegregate Public Schools | Member of the Little Rock Nine
When we challenge what we know to be morally wrong, we grow as a society.
Author of New York Times Bestseller The Sum of Us
Racism has a cost for everyone—but there are ways we can prosper together.
Civil Rights Attorney | Award-winning author of Black Was the Ink | Former civil rights attorney at the US Department of Justice
To achieve racial justice today, look to the unsung heroes of American history.
Legendary human rights activist
We have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating society.
New Yorker Staff Writer | Columbia Journalism School Dean | Speaker on race, history, politics and culture in America
In the fight for racial justice, we must face the past to forge a better future.
#1 New York Times Bestselling Author of How the Word Is Passed and Above Ground | Atlantic Staff Writer
The legacy of slavery still shapes our cities, roads, and stories today. Understanding our history will help us make sense of our world—and fight for a better one.
Professor of History, Race, and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School | Co-Host of Some of My Best Friends Are | Author of The Condemnation of Blackness
There is a gap between our aspiration for racial equity and our actualization of it.
Author of The Privileged Poor | Boston University Associate Professor and Newbury Center Faculty Director
Poverty and equality shape not just how students get to college, but how they make it through.