Ep. 1 – Dr. Leonard Moore on Race, Movements, and Moral Identity

In the inaugural episode of Race and Democracy, Dr. Peniel Joseph sits down with Dr. Leonard Moore to discuss race, voting rights, social movements, and American moral identity. They cover a broad range of topics including the spreading of racial hatred in the past two years, the loss of morality in American politics, reinvigorating the […]

In the inaugural episode of Race and Democracy, Dr. Peniel Joseph sits down with Dr. Leonard Moore to discuss race, voting rights, social movements, and American moral identity. They cover a broad range of topics including the spreading of racial hatred in the past two years, the loss of morality in American politics, reinvigorating the African American political class, Black Lives Matter, and the recent racially motivated killings of the past few years in America.

Moore is a native of Cleveland, Ohio. He earned his B.A. from Jackson State University in 1993 and his Ph.D. from The Ohio State University in 1998. He was a history professor at Louisiana State University from 1998 to 2007, where he also directed the African and African American Studies Program and the Pre-Doctoral Scholar’s Institute.

At UT Austin, he serves as the George W. Littlefield Professor in American History and is also a Fellow of Lee and Joseph D. Jamail Chair in African American Studies.

He is the author of three books. His most recent book, “The Defeat of Black Power: Civil Rights and the National Black Political Convention of 1972,” was published in February. Moore currently serves as chair of the board of directors for the Austin Area Urban League.