The 50th Anniversary of the Kerner Commission Report Conference - efamily member Dr. Samuel Myers hosting

The 50th Anniversary of the Kerner Commission Report Conference
Join us in Minneapolis on September 5-7 for ­­­­­the 50th Anniversary of the Kerner Commission Report National Conference, a major colloquium on American race relations featuring urban leaders, scholars, thought leaders and historical eyewitnesses.

Panelists will examine the meaning of Kerner—the watershed 1968 report that declared the United States was moving toward two societies, "one black, one white; separate and unequal”—through original empirical research and offer a timely and provocative analysis of persistent gaps in education, employment, housing, welfare and police-community relations.

The 50th Anniversary of the Kerner Commission Report Conference will take place September 5-7, 2018 at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota–Twin Cities.
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Hosted by the Roy Wilkins Center for Human Relations and Social Justice at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota, the conference will feature speeches from former US Senator Fred Harris of Oklahoma, the only surviving member of the Kerner Commission, and former Governor L. Douglas Wilder of Virginia, the nation's first elected African America governor.

The conference will culminate in two publications: a commemorative volume of RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, co-edited by Samuel Myers Jr., Roy Wilkins Professor of Human Relations and Social Justice at the Humphrey School, and Susan Gooden, interim dean and professor at the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs; and a special edition of The Review of Black Political Economy.
Conference Agenda
See the complete conference agenda on the event page (subject to change)

Registration
While the conference is free to attend, please register in advance.

Getting There
Find more information on lodging, dining, and transportation on the event page.

Food
Breakfast and lunch will be provided for participants on all full days of the conference, including Thursday, September 6, and Friday, September 7. Participants will be asked for information about dietary restrictions at the time of registration.

Conference Location
Humphrey School of Public Affairs
301 19th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55455
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Questions
For questions or additional clarification regarding travel or registration, please contact the Wilkins Center at (612) 626-9609 or at rwilkins@umn.edu. For questions regarding the conference agenda, program or panel author bios, please contact Ms. Tiffany Murray-Robertson at (804) 827-1253 or at tfmurray@vcu.edu.


Conference Co-Sponsors:
Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota
L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, Virginia Commonwealth University
National League of Cities
The Russell Sage Foundation