Wilson and the Politics of Race

Join Adriane Lentz-Smith, Eric Yellin, and Trygve Throntveit for a discussion of Woodrow Wilson’s racial thought, policies, and legacies, and what we can learn from them today. What are some of the major events in Wilson’s career that have led so many scholars to castigate him for his racism in recent years? What does Wilson’s racism and the current public discourse around it tell us about the politics of race in America, in his day and ours? Panelists will speak individually and with one another on these topics and others gleaned from the audience.

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