Injustice in our midst: A Message to our Community
As protests have proliferated over the past week in response to the horrific murder of George Floyd, and anger at other episodes of systemic race-based violence against members of minority communities has boiled over, the Library’s staff and extended community have been thinking about how institutions of historical memory like the JCB can and should respond.
As a steward of historical materials that are deeply illustrative of – and deeply imbedded within – the histories of race-based oppression in the Americas, the JCB has a special responsibility to take part in these conversations....
