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Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow
  • Date: Tuesday, May 28, 2019 - Wednesday, May 29, 2019
  • Time: 11:00 pm
  • Location: William G. McGowan Theater, Washington, DC

In Stony the Road, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., offers a new rendering of the struggle by African Americans for equality after the Civil War and the violent counter-revolution that subjugated them. Journalist A’Lelia Bundles will moderate the discussion. A book signing follows the program.

Made possible in part by the National Archives Foundation through the generous support of The Boeing Company.

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