Class Year
2018
Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
11-21-2016
Department 1
Civil War Institute
Abstract
The week before Dedication Day I had the privilege of interviewing keynote speaker and Emmy Award-winning actor LeVar Burton, who has starred in Roots, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and Reading Rainbow. I knew this was the perfect opportunity to engage in a serious dialogue about race, as the most dramatic and consequential presidential elections had been decided just a week previous, and I was thrilled when Mr. Burton answered all of my questions with poise and understanding, charging head-on into difficult but immensely relevant topics. The messages he conveyed are powerful and will stick with me as I navigate the political climate of the next four years (and beyond), and his call to action has encouraged me to seek meaningful and effective ways of promoting tolerance and pursuing change. I know his words will have the same effect on many of you.
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Recommended Citation
Jensen, Anika N., "Sticking to His Plan: An Interview with Dedication Day Keynote Speaker LeVar Burton" (2016). The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History. 183.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/compiler/183
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