The first ship carrying slaves landed in Virginia about 400 years ago. Today, more than a century after slavery was abolished, inequality still overshadows the lives of many people of color. Beginning October 2, the Brooklyn Historical Society’s (BHS) month-long lecture series “400 Years of Inequality: Slavery, Race, and Our Unresolved History” will delve into the history of inequality and what we can do moving forward.
“There is this unhealed wound in our history that impacts our present-day society deeply in every way,” said Marcia Ely, Brooklyn Historical Society’s executive vice president.
Through the series of lectures, panels, workshops screenings and performances, BHS wants to acknowledge the United States’ unresolved legacy of slavery and its long-lasting effects. By focusing on different facets of society through a race-oriented lens, the series will cover topics ranging from racism in the criminal justice system to race-based healthcare inequalities to redlining.
