Evaluating Barack Obama's Speech on Race
A Town Hall Meeting on Race Relations in America
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
7:00 p.m. in the
McKenna Hall Auditorium,
University of Notre Dame
Please join us in a town hall discussion on the recent Barack Obama speech on race relations in the United States. Our distinguished panelists will discuss the historical trajectory of race and its implications on “creating a perfect union” in America. How far have we come on race relations? Where are we going? Can we create a racially united America? We encourage you to come to this town hall meeting to voice your opinions and concerns on the issue.
Free and Open to the Public
Moderated by:
Richard Pierce, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Africana Studies
John Cardinal O’Hara, CSC Associate Professor,
Department of History
University of Notre Dame
Sponsored by the Department of Africana Studies, Notre Dame Africana Studies Club, the University of Notre Dame, and the Indiana University of South Bend Civil Rights Heritage Center