Professor Annette Gordon-Reed, winner of the 2009 Pulitzer Prize in History, discusses the history of race relations in America from the first slaves to the first black president.
She explores how the Obamas fit into the historical race narrative, and how they are changing it for the future.
Bio
Annette Gordon-Reed
Annette Gordon-Reed, a professor of law at New York Law School since 1992 and winner of the 2009 Pulitzer Prize in History for her book The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family (W. W. Norton, 2008), is recognized as one of our country's most distinguished presidential scholars.
Professor Gordon-Reed spent her early career as an associate at Cahill Gordon & Reindel, and as Counsel to the New York City Board of Corrections. She speaks or moderates at numerous conferences across the country on history and law-related topics. She lives in Manhattan with her husband, daughter, and son.
I love this presentation, but be advised that where she says, "Charles Hamilton Hughes" it should be Charles Hamilton Houston," the first African American Harvard Law Review Editor.
Why do online video sites NEVER include the DATE for the videos that they post? When was this talk given? This is vital information that can not be found anywhere on this page. I am angered.