How Relevant is Post-Reconstruction to Understanding 21st Century America?

The James Weldon Johnson Institute is please to present a talk in the JWJI Public Dialogues in Race and Difference Series on Saturday, October 25, 2025, at 2 pm, at Emory University in White Hall, Room 208. (301 Dowman Dr, Atlanta, GA 30322)

Topic:  How Relevant is Post-Reconstruction to Understanding 21st Century America? 

Panelists:

• Dr. Reginald Ellis, Dean of Graduate Education, Clark Atlanta University
• Dr. Robert Franklin, President Emeritus of Morehouse College and James and Berta Laney Professor, Candler School of Theology
• Dr. Amrita Myers, Ruth N. Hall Professor of History and Women’s Studies, Indiana University
• Dr. Cynthia Spence, Associate Professor of Sociology, Spelman College 

Moderator: 

• Dr. Andra Gillespie, Director, James Weldon Johnson Institute & Professor of Political Science, Emory University 

Please join us for this free event. Register HERE