A White Historian Explores Black Voting Rights
with Susan Strasser on October 5 and 6 at 7 pm
American voting has historically been restricted on the basis of many things
other than race, including gender, class, ethnicity, religion, age, and
personal history. But race stands out. Only African Americans have had the
right to vote granted and repeatedly taken away. Voting has been one aspect
of a larger system of racist laws and customs, and the right to vote has
been intertwined with the rights to good education, housing, and jobs. And
that system has been backed by violence, terror, and intimidation. Using
nearly sixty images and maps, A White Historian Explores Black Voting Rights
surveys this history, with emphasis on two moments of
possibility-Reconstruction and the early 1960s- and on recent attacks on the
right to vote. Historian Susan Strasser seeks to serve people grappling with
contemporary issues of race and racism. This is the third of a series of
illustrated talks, A White Historian Reads Black History.
Presented on Zoom by the Peace and Social Justice Committee of Bethesda
Friends Meeting over two nights - Oct 5 and 6 at 7 pm. The first night's
talk will last approximately 40 minutes. The second night will last about an
hour and have time for questions and discussion.
You must register in advance:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcsdOmuqj8jHNyVXuj-C8Hd-OlHStRfqJl
6.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing the link
for joining the talk and other information. If you have questions, please
email forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> . For
more information on Susan Strasser, go susan
strasser.net/a-white-historian-reads-black-history
<https://t.e2ma.net/click/kmgmbi/wr4l7t/0m7rzjc> .
