Book Discussion RSVP
Of Handcuffs and
Bootstraps
Wednesday, June 23, 2021 | 11am to 12pm
Virtual Event
Engage in a discussion with author Alexander Polikoff, in conversation with Alden Loury, WBEZ
The nation’s current racial reckoning has brought forth a third chance to achieve racial justice for African Americans. Reconstruction failed to bring about justice. The Civil Rights Movement failed to bring about equality. A new book, A Brief History of the Subordination of African Americans in the U.S.: Of Handcuffs and Bootstraps, provides a thorough but succinct history of racial oppression in America.
Join us to hear why the authors believe that knowing and understanding this history is a critical first step to making this third chance different, enabling the nation to achieve meaningful and lasting racial justice.