Michael Eric Dyson’s 1996 Commencement Speech
Posted Dec 21, 2016
Twenty years ago this week, UNC professor Michael Eric Dyson delivered the commencement address at the winter graduation ceremony. The speech, “Is America Still a Dream?,” was immediately controversial. Dyson, a faculty member in the department of communications, wrote about rap music and contemporary African American culture.
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