Civil War Reconstruction is often viewed by historians as a programmatic failure concerning race relations. African Americans were granted constitutional freedoms but left in the same racial subordination they had been for centuries. Why did it take a civil rights movement a century later to even begin to rectify this inequality? How much progress have we made, and is racism still a fundamental problem in American culture?

How to register: No registration needed. Drop-in

Cost: Food/beverage purchases encouraged to support teahouse nonprofit

Location: Fireplace/Living Room area, 1st floor

Luke Peace, historian: focus in European and American history. Instructor of collegiate courses in world and US history.