WAMC's the Roundtable Airs a Special Series on Equality

ALBANY, NY (11/15/2012)(readMedia)-- On November 16th, 19th, and 20th from 9am to 10am, WAMC Northeast Public Radio's flagship morning program, The Roundtable, will broadcast a special three hour series that will explore with scholars and radio listeners questions surrounding persistent inequality in historical and contemporary American culture. The series is entitled, "Will We Ever Learn?: The Struggle for Equality One Group at a Time."

"I am looking forward to discussing equality and inequality with some of the finest minds working on these issues," said Joe Donahue, host of The Roundtable.

This series will focus on disenfranchised populations and the key distinction between the enfranchised, disenfranchised, and those who have never been enfranchised at all. The series will examine disparate treatment due to race, gender, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic factors, with a specific focus on collective societal response.

Each segment will have special guests live on air answering questions posed by The Roundtable's host, Joe Donahue. After an introductory discussion, WAMC listeners will have the opportunity to call to and ask their own questions and offer their thoughts.

On Friday, November 16th Alexander Keyssar; Professor of History and Social Policy at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard, and Paul Finkelman; The President William McKinley Distinguished Professor of Law and Public Policy, and Senior Fellow in the Government Law Center at Albany Law School, will discuss what equality is, how we define it, and what makes us equal.

On Monday, November 19th Carol Graham; Brookings Institution Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Global Economy and Development, and Becky Wai-Ling Packard, Professor of Psychology and Education; Director of the Harriet L. and Paul M. Weissman Center for Leadership at Mount Holyoke College, will focus on what disenfranchisement means and what groups are enfranchised, disenfranchised, and forgotten.

On Tuesday, November 20th, Alex Willingham, Professor of Political Science Emeritus at Williams College and Michael Klarman, the Kirkland and Ellis Professor of Law at Harvard Law School will explore what we can do to cross the divide and continue to make progress in all areas of equal human rights.

To hear this special broadcast, tune in to WAMC or listen online at wamc.org. Broadcast and guest schedule for this series can be found at: http://wamc.org/equality-project

This special series is made possible through partial support of the Mass Humanities, state-based affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. www.masshumanities.org

About The Roundtable: The Roundtable blends news, arts, culture, and live music. Whether reporting the day's news, interviewing local and national authors, or chatting with fascinating people from around the corner and around the world, The Roundtable has something for everyone as it covers issues ranging from politics, arts, culture, history, the environment and everything in between.

About WAMC: Member-supported WAMC Northeast Public Radio broadcasts news, informational and cultural programming to listeners in portions of seven northeastern states. WAMC is an award winning producer of regionally based programming and an affiliate of National Public Radio, American Public Media, and Public Radio International. To become a member go to: http://wamc.org/support-wamc

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