The Ghosts of Johns Hopkins

Noted Baltimore author Antero Pietila explores the life and legacy of Johns Hopkins, an entrepreneur whose legacy has shaped Baltimore and the world. Pietile will weave together a biography of the man with a portrait of how the institutions he founded have shaped the racial legacy of Baltimore from its heyday to its decline and revitalization.

Presenter: Antero Pietila, the author of The Ghost of Johns Hopkins and Not in My Neighborhood: How Bigotry Shaped a Great American City, worked for 35 years at the Baltimore Sun covering nearly everything from cops to City Hall. He retired in 2004 after serving on the editorial board for 13 years.