Monday, July 4, 2016

Glenn C. Loury - The Divided Society and The Democratic Ideal

Glenn C. Loury asks What is the moral challenge posed by high rates of incarceration, and as racial inequalities in the U.S. persist, what is there to do about it? Loury is an economist and professor of social sciences. He presents "Beyond Civil Rights: "What's a Self-Respecting 'Black' Intellectual to Do in the Face of Persistent Racial Inequality in the United States?" This event is was hosted by the department of religion and took place on July 1, 2014. To learn more about Chautauqua Institution visit: http://www.ciweb.org/