Dennis Farm Charitable Land Trust's 2023 “It Begins with Each of Us: Fostering Racial Understanding” Forum

With a shared commitment to presenting a more inclusive—and thus a more accurate—telling of our nation’s history, the Museum and the Dennis Farm Charitable Land Trust hosted the sixth “It Begins with Each of Us: Fostering Racial Understanding” forum, a candid conversation about race in our nation’s history at the Museum on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023.

The theme of this year's forum is “A Way Forward” and focused on ways we can ensure that full stories of our nation’s past, including the contributions of people of African descent, are told today.

Panelists included Errin Haines, founder and editor-at-large for The 19th, a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom covering the intersection of women, politics, and policy, and an MSNBC contributor, as well as Dr. Jesse McCarthy, professor of African American studies and English literature at Harvard University and author of Who Will Pay Reparations on My Soul?. Adrienne G. Whaley, the Museum’s Director of Education and Community Engagement, moderated the conversation.

Featured Panelists:

• Errin Haines
  Founder and Editor-at-Large for The 19th and MSNBC contributor

• Dr. Jesse McCarthy
  Professor of African American studies and English literature at Harvard University and author of Who Will Pay Reparations on My Soul?

Moderator:

• Adrienne G. Whaley
  Director of Education and Community Engagement at the Museum of the American Revolution