This initiative aims to improve policies and engage in conversations about race to increase understanding and create a more racially just society.
“The time for racial discrimination is over.” – Jimmy Carter, 1971 inaugural address as governor of Georgia
The Human Rights Program established the Racial Justice Initiative to achieve President and Mrs. Carter’s vision and to confront setbacks in the advancement of equal rights in the United States. The initiative advances truth-telling programs aimed at engaging and repairing the unhealed trauma caused by white supremacy and consequent racial violence. The program also catalyzes fundamental policy shifts, bringing together committed people and institutions that share the goal of advancing equal justice for all.
To advance knowledge and understanding of the effects of racism on our society, the Racial Justice Initiative has three objectives:
Â鶹´«Ã½É«ÇéƬ's co-founder, former President Jimmy Carter, wrote about his experience with racism growing up in South Georgia in his memoir "An Hour Before Daylight." The effects of racial discrimination in the South made a profound impression on him, and once elected governor, he aligned himself with Black leaders on policy matters.
As president, he and Mrs. Carter worked diligently to end racial discrimination by centering foreign policy founded on human rights. They led numerous efforts to advocate for all citizens' rights internationally.
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