‘From Emancipation to Equality’ Wednesday

From Emancipation to Equality: The Unfinished Business of Civil War and Civil Rights

Join us as we mark the 150th anniversary of Emancipation and the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington with a public program exploring our nation’s racial progress and the work that remains to be done.

How can we better under-stand the North’s role in slavery, the Civil War, and the civil rights movement?

How can we overcome en-during obstacles to racial healing and equity, and ad-dress critical social issues today?

Wednesday, November 13, 2013, 6:30pm—8:45pm
City Council Chambers, Medford City Hall

Featuring a presentation by James DeWolf Perry of the Tracing Center on Histories and Legacies of Slavery

With a panel of local experts moderated by Medford resident David J. Harris, managing director, Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice at Harvard Law School:

– Donna Bivens, project director, Boston Busing/Desegregation Project, Union of Minority Neighborhoods

– Barbara Chandler, senior advisor on civil rights and fair housing, Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership

– Peniel Joseph, professor of history, Tufts University; director, Center for the Study of Race and Democracy

With remarks by Medford resident Cortland Dugger and a wide-ranging audience discussion.

This program represents the launch in Medford of the Tracing Center’s national campaign, “From Emancipation to Equality,” and of Medford’s year-long “Tracing Our Faces” project.

– Submitted by Diane McLeod, Medford Human Rights and Disability Commissions