Tim Wise at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, 9/24/15
My speech at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, September 24, 2015. Discussing racism in the nation and Baltimore area specifically. Freddie Gray, institutional versus personal violence, and more…
One correction re: the talk. I mis-stated a stat and want to get it right here. In the speech I claim that 2/3 of black housing in cities was destroyed by urban renewal and highway construction. That is actually wrong. The number — and I’ve quoted it accurately in prior speeches and books — is more like 25 percent. Still horrible when you you think about it, but not 2/3. The mis-statement was surely not deliberate. I just forgot the number and didn’t have it in my notes…but once I caught the error I wanted to make sure to get it right here…
