This edition: Race in America: Advancing Equality in the 21st Century, (Pt. 1 of 2)
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Original tape date: November 9, 2006.Baruch College School of Public Affairs presents the Lillie and Nathan Ackerman Lecture Series on Equality and Justice in America. "Race in America: Advancing Equality in the 21st Century" is a 2-part symposium reflecting on the contemporary status of racial equality in the United States over forty years after the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
In Part 1, Alexander Polikoff, an ACLU lawyer and author of Waiting for Gautreaux: A Story of Segregation, Housing, and the Black Ghetto (Northwestern University Press, 2006), argues that segregation is alive and well in contemporary U.S. cities. Professor Sonia Jarvis (Lillie & Nathan Ackerman Visiting Distinguished Associate Professor) introduces the speakers and moderates the discussion. Marianne Engleman-Lado gives welcoming remarks. Recorded on November 9th, 2006 at Baruch College.
This program was digitized, captioned, and made accessible in 2021 as part of "Uncovering CUNY's Audiovisual Heritage," a preservation project funded by Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR).
Guest List
Anurima Bhargava Assistant Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.
Marianne Engelman Lado Visiting Clinical Professor of Law, Yale Law School
Sonia Jarvis School of Public Affairs
Alexander Polikoff ACLU lawyer and author of Waiting for Gautreaux: A Story of Segregation, Housing, and the Black Ghetto
Dr. Phillip Thompson Associate Professor of Political Science, Barnard College, Columbia University
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