Historian and civil rights scholar Dr. Peniel Joseph discusses a powerful interpretation of the ongoing struggle for racial justice, calling this period as transformative as the movements post-Civil War and during the civil rights era as outlined in his new book, The Third Reconstruction: America's Struggle for Racial Justice in the Twenty-First Century, with LBJ School Washington Center Executive Director Bill Shute.

Dr. Joseph’s conversation is the first installment of a special four-part series titled “Policy Lessons from the Past: U.S. history with a Texas twist,” in which Texas-based policy experts discuss how our shared history impacts today's political environment, spanning topics like racial justice, immigration, global confrontations and the very nature of democracy. “Policy Lessons from the Past” is presented by the LBJ School Washington Center. Visit lbj.utexas.edu/podcast for more info.