Moderator: Glenn Loury, Ph.D., professor of social sciences, Brown University.
Panelists:
Robert J. Norrell, Ph.D., professor of history, University of Tennessee.
Marcus D. Pohlmann, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Political Science Department, Rhodes College.
Christopher Reed, Ph.D., professor of history, Roosevelt University
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William Allen spoke on Tueday June 6, 2006 on the merits of a national apology for slavery.
On Sunday June 4th, Glenn Loury, Professor at Brown University, spoke at the Chicago Athletic Association of Chicago on whether Booker T. Washington's legacy is relevant in the contemporary Black Community.
Rev. Kenneth Smith moderated this discussion, titled "Closing the Academic Achievement Gap," on June 4, 2006. Prof. William Allen, Peter Ascoli, and Prof. Mark Bauerlein were panelists.
Prof. William Allen of Michigan State University spoke to participants in the Booker T. Washington 150th Anniversary Celebration at Chicago's Metropolitan Club on June 6, 2006. Allen discussed the merits of a national apology for slavery.