The University of Georgiaâs annual Holmes-Hunter Signature Lecture is given by a distinguished scholar or public figure and focuses on race relations. This yearâs lecture was conducted virtually with guest speakers Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Charlayne Hunter-Gault.
Gates is a Peabody award-winning historian and a Harvard University professor with an extensive bibliography and documentary filmography, mostly focusing on the topic of race. Gates is also the host of popular PBS show, Finding Your Roots.
Rather than giving a lecture, Gates decided to interview UGA alumna Charlayne Hunter-Gault, who was one of the first two Black students to enroll at the University of Georgia in 1961.
The University of Georgiaâs annual Holmes-Hunter Signature Lecture is given by a distinguished scholar or public figure and focuses on race relations. This yearâs lecture was conducted virtually with guest speakers Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Charlayne Hunter-Gault.
Gates is a Peabody award-winning historian and a Harvard University professor with an extensive bibliography and documentary filmography, mostly focusing on the topic of race. Gates is also the host of popular PBS show, Finding Your Roots.
Rather than giving a lecture, Gates decided to interview UGA alumna Charlayne Hunter-Gault, who was one of the first two Black students to enroll at the University of Georgia in 1961.
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