'Hidden History' panel discusses origins of racial inequality in the U.S.
By: Maura Johnson
BERRIEN COUNTY, Mich. – A new panel discussion series, focusing on racial inequality throughout United States history, begins its conversation tomorrow night on Zoom.
The series, “Hidden History: Understanding the Origins of Racial Inequality,” will be emceed by ABC57’s own Brian Conybeare. Sponsored by the St. Joseph City Commission, Spectrum Health Lakeland, and Lake Michigan College, the series is comprised of three panel discussions focused on understanding racial inequality in the history of the United States.
The first panel, on April 13 at 7 p.m., will focus on racial inequality during the slavery to Civil War era from the 1600s to the 1860s. Topics will include the legacy of slavery and racism, the role different institutions of society played in enabling the slave trade, the business of slavery, and slave narratives.