How a peace conference's failures a century ago set the stage for today's anti-racist uprisings
- Written by Elizabeth Thompson, Professor and Mohamed S. Farsi Chair of Islamic Peace, American University
On May 27, 1919, British Prime Minister Lloyd George, Italian President Vittorio Orlando, French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau and American President Woodrow Wilson met May 27, 1919, during the Paris Peace Conference.Lee Jackson/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)The racism that is now the target of protest across the globe is rooted in the...