#  Boston University: Economic Racism Series - "Obama, Katrina, and the Persistence of Racial Inequality" 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **November 13, 2014** 

 07:00PM - 07:00PM EST 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **Florence and Chafetz Hillel House, 213 Bay State Road, Boston MA 02215**  



 

 



 

Nov 13, 7 pm: Professor Robert A. Margo, former chair of the Boston University Economics Department and incoming president of the Economic History Association, will discuss the effects of racism on African-American economic status in a lecture on **Obama, Katrina, and the Persistence of Racial Inequality.**

*About the series:*   
All of these events will take place at the Florence and Chafetz Hillel House at Boston University.

 We hope that you will join our conversation as we make use of the German past and the American present to reflect together on the insidious legacies of racism in commerce.

 If you have any questions, call 617.353.8096 or write to <erp2014@bu.edu>.

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