Ira Katznelson on the American Racial Divide

The Institute for Retired Professionals (IRP) welcomes Ira Katznelson, formerly dean of The New School for Social Research and now Ruggles Professor of Political Science and History at Columbia University. In this lecture, Katznelson asks how a nation could fight a world war for liberty and democracy while denying full rights to 20 percent of its citizens. The program opens with a performance of "Fanfare," a piece composed by David Tcimpidis of Mannes College and commissioned by the IRP on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.