Einstein on Race and Racism II: Activism and Consequences

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Description

Reading:

  • Einstein and Robeson relationships to Princeton (Pages 66-131)
  • Part II, Doc G: “On Walter White”.  October 1947

 

Zoom link

https://www.c-span.org/video/?189488-1/einstein-race-racism

  • 8:00-11:56 min (Appreciation of Einstein by WEB De Bois/Lincoln Univ talk)
  • 17:20-23:48 (Racism silence in the media/Einstein, 1946/Importance of Censorship in the media)
  • 32:50-34:53 (Social change, Einstein consciously joining different orgs/What caused the media to ignore Einstein on race and racism)
  • 52:20-53:20 (Not just one definition of racism-part of the problem)