Town Hall

14th Amendment at 150: Reconstruction and Public Memory

April 24, 2018

Eric Foner, Kate Masur, and Thavolia Glymph discuss the struggle over Reconstruction in American public memory, including the battle over how best to memorialize our nation’s past through landmarks, monuments, and historic sites.
Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., moderates.

This event is presented in partnership with the Thurgood Marshall Institute at the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund.

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