Rafael Mason

Mr. Mason will analyze to what extent have both France and the US failed and succeeded in protecting and integrating racial minorities into their national societies and economies. The goal is not to suggest that one society transplant the policies of another, but that as these policies are being revisited and revised in both states, it is perhaps useful to look to one another as liberal, democratic nations that both pride themselves on striving towards ideals of equality and freedom. The US and France both have a great deal to gain by understanding how each has struggled to better integrate subordinated racial and ethnic groups into the national economy and society.