AHA Session 44
Friday, January 6, 2023: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Grand Ballroom Salon E (Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, 5th Floor)
Chair:
Simon Balto, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Panel:
Elizabeth Kai Hinton, Harvard University
Liza Black, University of California, Los Angeles and Indiana University
Monica Muñoz Martínez, University of Texas at Austin
Davarian L. Baldwin, Trinity College
Liza Black, University of California, Los Angeles and Indiana University
Monica Muñoz Martínez, University of Texas at Austin
Davarian L. Baldwin, Trinity College
Session Abstract
This roundtable session brings historical perspectives to bear upon contemporary debates about defunding police in the United States. Featuring scholars of Black, Indigenous, Latinx, borderlands, and urban history, the session centers questions about police power, public safety, race and racism, violence, and inequality in the making of modern America.
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