Panel Discussion Racism, Protest, and Law Enforcement: Historical Context for Contemporary Times -

Images of anti-racist and anti-government protesters have filled media feeds during recent weeks, making us eager to consider the historical context for such uprisings. Bringing together scholars who have studied the Black Power movement and white supremacist organizations, including their interactions with the police, this program will offer perspective on the news of today. Watch the recording of this discussion here.

Co-sponsored by Oregon Historical Society and Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education

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Panelists

Judson Jeffries is Professor in the Department of African American and African Studies at The Ohio State University and is co-editor of Spectrum: A Journal on Black Men. His articles have appeared in the Journal of Political Science, Western Journal of Black Studies and PS Political Science and Politics. Jeffries has held fellowships and taught at Harvard University, Tufts University, and Indiana University.

Joseph Lowndes is Professor of Political Science at University of Oregon. He has published widely on the history of race, white nationalism, and political conservatism, and he is an active observer and analyst of contemporary groups’ organizing around anti-semitic, white supremacist, anti-government, and militia activity.

Dr. Angela E. Addae is an Assistant Professor at the University of Oregon School of Law, where she focuses on Civil Rights Law, Social Enterprise Law, and Race & the Law. Her research examines how municipal redevelopment policies affect neighborhood institutions in urban settings. Prior to joining the University of Oregon, Dr. Addae practiced as a litigation attorney, primarily representing Oregon’s small businesses and large corporations in federal court. Dr. Addae enjoys advocating for her community through her service with the Oregon Commission on Black Affairs, the Oregon Chapter of the National Bar Association, and the Portland Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Marisa Chappell is Associate Professor of History at Oregon State University. She is the author of The War on Welfare: Family, Poverty, and Politics in Modern America(University of Pennsylvania Press, 2010) and co-author of Welfare in the United States: A History with Documents (Routledge, 2010). She has published articles numerous scholarly journals as well as public venues such as Jacobin, the Washington Post, and the Oregonian and has served on the Editorial Board of Oregon Historical Quarterly. She is currently a Visiting Scholar at the Russell Sage Foundation and is writing a book about ACORN’s community organizing and economic justice campaigns in the last third of the twentieth century.