Geeta Kapur | To Drink From the Well

4209-100 Lassiter Mill Road,Raleigh NC 27609

08 September, 2021

Description

The Struggle for Racial Equality at the Nation’s Oldest Public University "[This book] tracks the long, jagged edge of racism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel from its founding in 1789 to the present. Geeta Kapur’s eloquent, dramatic prose reads like a Faulkner novel as she describes how enslaved people made bricks for the walls of Old East Building in 1793. From its founding, enslaved people were cemented “into the university’s very foundation,” and Kapur connects the dots of racism as the central fabric that has defined the university at every moment of its 228-year history. Her meticulously researched book is a model that every American university should emulate to cast a bright light on how race defines higher education in our nation. An Indian, who grew up in Kenya and did her undergraduate and law degrees at UNC, Geeta Kapur brings a fresh, welcome voice to her subject. " — William Ferris, Joel R. Williamson Eminent Professor of History EmeritusLaw professor and civil rights activist Geeta N. Kapur provides analysis and commentary on the story of systemic racism in leadership, scholarship, and organizational foundations at the University of North Carolina. This serves as background to understanding the current controversy with Nikole Hannah-Jones. ________________________________________ Please note this is scheduled as an in-store event. Quail Ridge Books is currently following the health and safety guidelines recommended by the CDC and state of North Carolina. Quail Ridge Books is an award-winning, independent bookstore serving Raleigh, North Carolina for 34 years. We love connecting readers with some of their favorite authors.