SEMINAR PROFILE

H09 -
Civil Rights and Restorative Justice in the U.S.

The Civil Rights Movement brought great change to the South and to the nation, but also spurred intense resistance from white-dominated institutions. While the actions of Martin Luther King, Jr. and other civil rights leaders are well known, there has been less attention given to understanding the ways in which the actions of civil rights opponents - ranging from militant vigilante organizations like the KKK to "respectable" bodies like Chambers of Commerce and school boards - have shaped race relations in the intervening decades. This seminar reconsiders civil rights history, to focus on interactions between civil rights activists and their opponents. This interactive approach provides an opportunity to better understand the legacies of racial contention. Toward that end, the seminar will examine a range of recent and ongoing restorative justice initiatives, including truth and reconciliation commission efforts in Mississippi and North Carolina.

Scholar:

David Cunningham

Location:

Harvard Hillel

Dates:

11/9/2010, 11/17/2010

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H09 -	Civil Rights and Restorative Justice in the U.S.

	The Civil Rights Movement brought great change to the South and to the nation, but also spurred intense resistance from white-dominated institutions. While the actions of Martin Luther King, Jr. and other civil rights leaders are well known, there has been less attention given to understanding the ways in which the actions of civil rights opponents - ranging from militant vigilante organizations like the KKK to "respectable" bodies like Chambers of Commerce and school boards - have shaped race relations in the intervening decades. This seminar reconsiders civil rights history, to focus on interactions between civil rights activists and their opponents. This interactive approach provides an opportunity to better understand the legacies of racial contention. Toward that end, the seminar will examine a range of recent and ongoing restorative justice initiatives, including truth and reconciliation commission efforts in Mississippi and North Carolina.

		Scholar:	David Cunningham
		Location:	Harvard Hillel
		Dates:	11/9/2010, 11/17/2010