From the Trenches of WWI to the November 2016 Elections: Race Relations in America

National Archives Building, William G. McGowan Theater
Washington, DC

Against the backdrop of the November 8 election, a panel will discuss race relations in our country, focusing on discrimination in the segregated military during World Wars I and II and the effort to posthumously award Medals of Honor to those who were denied them due to race. A bipartisan group of former Members of Congress join issue experts to look at key events in our nation’s history and how they were influenced by race, as well as the role race played in the November 2016 elections. Moderated by Charlayne Hunter Gault, panelists include former Members of Congress Joe DioGuardi (R-NY) and Steve Horsford (D-NV); Eleanor Holmes Norton, DC Delegate to Congress; Jeffrey Sammons, Professor of History, NYU; and Sam Fulwood, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress. Presented in honor of Veterans Day in partnership with the U.S. Association of Former Members of Congress.

Charlayne Hunter Gault