This course will focus on current issues such as the debate over Critical Race Theory, the origins of the Black Lives Matter movement, and the work being done in Georgia by Stacey Abrams. We will begin by discussing Carol Anderson’s book White Rage. Works by Derrick Bell, Sherrilyn A. Ifall, bell hooks, Stacey Abrams and others will be highlighted.

The title of this course refers to a 1903 book by W.E.B. Dubois as well as a call to action by U.S. lawyer and activist Bryan Stevenson. This program is presented by the Friends of Snow Library. For more info or to register visit http://friendsofsnowlibrary.org/lifetime-learning-program/