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Will the Truth Set Us Free? Maximizing the Potential of Truth Commissions to Promote Racial Reconciliation in the United States

Daphne T. Gaulden 11/16/181:10 PM

Truth commissions have become a common means through which societies address histories of violence and repression. Some have suggested that they could be useful in promoting racial reconciliation in the United States. Usually, truth commissions are established during transitions to peace and/or democracy, such as 1990s South Africa. Increasingly, though, truth commissions are being established years after transitions. This talk will offer a critical perspective on what such a body might contribute in America. It will do so by comparing Truth and Reconciliation Commissions (TRCs) that have been established in South Africa, Canada, Maine, and Greensboro, NC.

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