Dr. Joy Gleason Carew, granddaughter of Winston-Salem State University founder Simon Green Atkins, recently visited WSSU and discussed her recent book, Blacks, Reds, and Russians: Sojourners in Search of the Soviet Promise and shared insights about her travels and Afro-Russian relations.
Carew teaches Pan-African Studies and directs the study abroad program at the University of Louisville. A longtime proponent of international studies, she has led numerous student and professional groups to the U.S.S.R.

