Race and the Power of Historical Honesty
Rick Swanson |
TEDxVermilionStreet
• September 2017
Honesty is important to any relationship, a friendship, a business partnership, a marriage, and even a community. Dr. Rick Swanson discusses the importance of historical honesty.
Rick Swanson earned a J.D. from Southern Illinois University School of Law in 1994 and then
went on to earn a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Kentucky. In 2001, he joined
the Department of Political Science at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette as their pre-law
teacher and advisor. He is currently the department chair. Dr. Swanson has written a book, book
chapters, journal articles, and encyclopedia entries involving law and politics, including civil
rights history. His courses also include coverage of civil rights history, and his current research
is on local civil rights history.