Paul Finkelman is a chancellor and distinguished professor of history at Gratz College. He discusses his book, Supreme Injustice: Slavery in the Nation’s Highest Court, which explores the legacy of Justice John Marshall.

Cullen Sweeney, the Chief Public Defender for Cuyahoga County, discusses the complicated relationship between race and the criminal justice system.

Ronnie A Dunn is the executive director of the Diversity Institute at Cleveland State University. He shares his work on the article, “Racial Profiling: A Persistent Civil Rights Challenge Even in the Twenty First Century.”

Plain Dealer reporters Cameron Fields and Hanna Drown discuss their work on an ongoing series featuring Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s Almira Elementary School.

Professor Emeritus of History at Columbia University Eric Foner discusses his book The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution. By looking at the history of the debates around each Post-War Amendment, Professor Foner examines how each amendment sought to permanently end slavery and reconstitute the nation.

Steve Luxenberg is an associate editor at The Washington Post and an award-winning author. He discusses his book, Separate: The Story of Plessy v. Ferguson, and America’s Journey from Slavery to Segregation.

University of Utah professor of history Eric Herschthal is the author of the article The Science of Antislavery in the Early Republic: The Case of Dr. Benjamin Rush. He discusses how the medical theories of Dr. Rush informed his advocacy for the American Revolution and the end of American Slavery.

Rana Hogarth, Associate Professor of History at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, discusses the intersections of slavery and medicine.

Ibrahim K. Sundiata, Emeritus Professor of History and African and African American Studies at Brandeis University, discusses his work on a collection of essays analyzing The 1619 Project.

Randolph McLaughlin, Professor of Law at the Pace University Elisabeth Haub School of Law, discusses his article, “The Birth of a Nation: A Study of Slavery in Seventeenth Century Virginia.”