Hasan Kwame Jeffries
Associate Professor | Historian & Civil Rights Storyteller
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Hasan Kwame Jeffries is an Associate Professor of History at The Ohio State University, where he specializes in African American history and the modern civil rights movement. His acclaimed book 'Bloody Lowndes' examines the struggle for voting rights in Alabama during the 1960s.
Jeffries has also produced award-winning documentaries on civil rights history, including 'The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow. ' In his dynamic keynotes, he uses riveting historical narratives to shed light on the ongoing fight for racial justice and challenge audiences to confront America's complex past.
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Why we must confront the painful parts of US history
To move forward in the United States, we must look back and confront the difficult history that has shaped widespread injustice. Revisiting a significant yet overlooked piece of the past, Hasan Kwame Jeffries emphasizes the need to weave historical context, no matter how painful, into our understanding of modern society -- so we can disrupt the continuum of inequality massively affecting marginalized communities.
| Event | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|
| TEDxOhioStateUniversity 2020 | 2020 | 🇺🇸Columbus, United States |
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