How do the stories we tell shape who we are, as individuals and as a nation? Do race and memory still shape public policy? With everything going on in the world today, do these issues really matter? Come share your thoughts about the relationship between stories and history at this special town hall meeting.

This program is free and open to the public. Doors open at 5:00 PM. For more information, call 312-747-4050.

Henry Louis Gates Jr. is an acclaimed scholar, educator, and writer whose work has encouraged people from all walks of life to explore their unique personal stories and the impact of those stories on national history. He was the host of the acclaimed documentary Looking for Lincoln, author of the recent book, Lincoln on Race and Slavery, and serves as Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director at the W.E.B. DuBois Institute for African and African American Research at Harvard University.