Race relations and the making of the United States: A conversation with Rutgers University President Dr Jonathan Holloway
b'Current events lead Australians to ask, \\u201cWhat does it mean to be American?\\u201d The story of the African American past demonstrates the difficulty of answering this seemingly simple question. If being \\u201cAmerican\\u201d means living in a land of freedom and opportunity, what are we to make of those Americans who were enslaved and who have suffered from the limitations of second-class citizenship throughout their lives? African American history illuminates the United States\\u2019 core paradox, inviting profound questions about what it means to be an American, a citizen, and a human being.\\n\\nTo understand how America arrived at this particularly fraught moment in its history, USSC hosted a webinar event featuring Dr Jonathan Holloway, President of Rutgers University and author of African American History, 1619-Black Lives Matter (forthcoming) in conversation with United States Studies Centre CEO Professor Simon Jackman and Senior Fellow Dr Charles Edel.'