Adult Forum Resources
Explore materials from recent Sunday adult forums.
Shaped But Not Bound by History:
A History of Institutional Racism in our Diocese
A three-part adult forum series hosted by the Racial Justice and Reconciliation Committee
November 3, 2024 – Part One: This Sunday, the Rev. Dr. Rhonda Mahwood Lee discussed the history of institutional racism in our diocese based on her research. We discussed the period from our diocese’s beginning through the end of slavery.
- Watch the Zoom recording
- Download the handout
- Watch the Rev. Rhonda Lee’s video presentation
November 10, 2024 – Part Two: We continued the conversation with the Rev. Dr. Rhonda Mawhood Lee about the history of institutional racism in our diocese, focusing on the Jim Crow period.
- Watch the Zoom recording
- Download the handout
- Watch the Rev. Rhonda Lee’s video presentation
November 17, 2024 – Part Three: The Rev. Dr. Brooks Graebner, historiographer emeritus of the Diocese of North Carolina and former rector of St. Matthew’s in Hillsborough, offered his reflections on where we find ourselves at this moment in history as a diocese grappling with our past and seeking to understand and act in our present.
- Watch the Zoom recording
- Download the handout
Further resources:
- The Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina’s webpage on Racial Reckoning, Justice & Healing
For more information, please contact
Gabe Lamazares, Associate Priest
gabe@stphilipsdurham.org