Isabel Wilkerson, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, has written a well-researched, narrative history titled “Caste: The Origins of our Discontents”, that is asking us to look at our collective history from a new paradigm, that of caste vs. race and/class. We are offering this Discussion Series to allow participants to examine and reflect upon this reframing of our history, and its implications for our present and future as a nation. We want to offer participants a safe space forum to interpret, consider, and challenge the insights offered in Caste. Our hope is that through these thoughtful and difficult conversations about our nation’s past, we will gain a better understanding of how that history is operating today.

This Discussion Series will serve our collective benefit by beginning to think of ways that we as individuals and as a community can make changes, big or small, to improve the circumstances and experiences for our children, grandchildren, family, and friends in the near and far futures.


This discussion group, led by co-facilitators Faye Askew-King and Karen Bantel will meet on January 19; February 2 and 16; March 2, 16, 30 from 2:00-4:00.

While the event is free, preregistration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the discussion group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.