William Julius Wilson

Sociologist & Harvard Professor

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 02/27/2025.

William Julius Wilson Speaking Topics

  • Are American Ghetto Trends Emerging in Europe?

  • From Racial Preference to Affirmative Opportunity

  • Rising Inequality at the Dawn of the New Millennium

  • Toward a Broader Vision of the Plight of the Inner-City Black Male

  • The Bridge Over the Racial Divide

  • Roots of Racial Tensions: Urban Ethnic Neighborhoods

William Julius Wilson Videos

  • 2017 SAGE-CASBS Award lecture: William Julius Wilson - YouTube
    The 2017 SAGE-CASBS Award lecture William Julius Wilson, "Reflections on American Race Relations in the Age of Donald Trump" Center for ...
  • The 2017 Wilson Lecture William Julius Wilson: Reflections on Race ...
    This lecture will revisit some of the major arguments advanced in William Julius Wilson's seminal books, The Truly Disadvantaged (1987) and ...
  • The Other America: Then and Now — William Julius Wilson - YouTube
    William Julius Wilson gives a keynote address titled "Toward a Holistic Study of Urban Poverty: Why Both Social Structure and Culture Matter.

William Julius Wilson Books

  • The Truly Disadvantaged: The Inner City, the Underclass, and Public Policy, Second Edition
    The Truly Disadvantaged: The Inner City, the Underclass, and Public Policy, Second Edition
  • The Declining Significance of Race: Blacks and Changing American Institutions, Third Edition
    The Declining Significance of Race: Blacks and Changing American Institutions, Third Edition
  • More than Just Race: Being Black and Poor in the Inner City (Issues of Our Time)
    More than Just Race: Being Black and Poor in the Inner City (Issues of Our Time)
  • The Bridge over the Racial Divide: Rising Inequality and Coalition Politics (Wildavsky Forum Series)
    The Bridge over the Racial Divide: Rising Inequality and Coalition Politics (Wildavsky Forum Series)
  • When Work Disappears : The World of the New Urban Poor
    When Work Disappears : The World of the New Urban Poor
  • The Truly Disadvantaged: The Inner City, the Underclass, and Public Policy
    The Truly Disadvantaged: The Inner City, the Underclass, and Public Policy

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William Julius Wilson is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Are American Ghetto Trends Emerging in Europe?, From Racial Preference to Affirmative Opportunity, Rising Inequality at the Dawn of the New Millennium, Toward a Broader Vision of the Plight of the Inner-City Black Male, The Bridge Over the Racial Divide and Roots of Racial Tensions: Urban Ethnic Neighborhoods. The estimated speaking fee range to book William Julius Wilson for your event is $10,000 - $20,000. William Julius Wilson generally travels from Cambridge, MA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Clayborne Carson, Bobby Seale, Dorothy Roberts, Shelby Steele and Dr. Marc Lamont Hill. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling William Julius Wilson for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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