Anna Deavere Smith, Clint Smith, Vann Newkirk, and Gillian White on The Atlantic’s Inheritance Project

In a conversation for Juneteenth, contributors to The Atlantic’s “Inheritance” project about American history, Black life, and the resilience of memory share reflections on their writing to surface Black history that has been intentionally obscured, and shake our national memory.

This program was held on June 16, 2021.