To make sense of our sometimes intractably partisan and divided present, join us for a conversation with the expert on America’s riven past. Professor Eric Foner, prominent historian and scholar on the era of Reconstruction, will speak with Dr. Shannon Prince and Father Steven Bell about some of the most pressing issues of our time -- Are reparations necessary and feasible? Are there features of our government that are are mistakenly regarded as core components of our democracy that have existed since our nation’s founding -- but in fact arose later to entrench white supremacy? How do historical precedents influence our justice system today? How can a more comprehensive knowledge of our past help us to move forward?
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