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"A Brief History of Juneteenth," DEI Education Series, Davis Wright Tremaine Webinar

06.18.24
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Davis Wright Tremaine Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion was proud to welcome Professor Brandon R. Byrd for a presentation on Juneteenth.

Professor Byrd is a scholar of Black intellectual and social history. He is the author of The Black Republic: African Americans and the Fate of Haiti and co-editor of Ideas in Unexpected Places: Reimagining Black Intellectual History and Haiti for the Haitians. He teaches at Vanderbilt University, where he is an Associate Professor of History and African American & Diaspora Studies. He is currently working on a biography of Benjamin "Pap" Singleton.

In this webinar, Professor Byrd focused on the history and importance of Juneteenth. He also touched on the latest onslaught against DEI and the impact on teaching Black history. This event was moderated by Davis Wright Tremaine's Robin Huey, Legal Secretary and Operations Manager in San Francisco.

Speakers

  • Professor Brandon R. Byrd, Associate Professor, Vanderbilt University
  • Robin Huey, Moderator

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