“Charleston and its Aftermath: History, Symbols, Policy”
Event time:
Monday, September 21, 2015 - 4:30pm to 6:00pm
Location:
William L Harkness Hall (WLH), Sudler Recital Hall, 2nd Floor
100 Wall St.
New Haven, CT
06511
Event description:
A Panel With Edward Ball, Jelani Cobb, Glenda Gilmore, Jonathan Holloway, and Vesla Weaver. Moderated by David Blight.
The tragic murders of nine African American people in the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, SC sparked outrage and the eventual removal of the Confederate flag from statehouse grounds in South Carolina. Three months later, this distinguished panel reflects on the murders, the push to remove symbols of the Confederacy and racism across the South and the nation, and what has and hasn’t changed since June.