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    Trevor Noah describes his childhood in detail, explaining it in the context of Apartheid. He describes the systems set up in South Africa in order to s...
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    Host Fred Dews interviews authors Ray and Perry about their paper on why reparations for black Americans are necessary. Ray and Perry present their argu...
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    The article cites research suggesting a decline in support for the Black Lives Matter Movement as of November 2020. The author acknowledges what changes...
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  7. Milliken v. Bradley

    "After the landmark decision in Brown v. Board of Education, public schools across the country were supposed to become more integrated, but by the 1970s...
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    This book dives into the various faces of democracy in the US, with a particular focus on the State of Georgia. Abrams examines the extreme voter suppre...
  9. The New Meaning of Whiteness

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