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“Race in America” was the subject of a discussion among Henry Louis Gates Jr., Judge Richard Gergel and Steve Luxenberg on the Understanding Our World stage of the 2019 Library of Congress National Book Festival. Gates discussed “Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy and the Rise of Jim Crow,” Judge Richard Gergel discussed “Unexampled Courage: The Blinding of Sgt. Isaac Woodard and the Awakening of President Harry S. Truman and Judge J. Waties Waring” and Steve Luxenberg discussed “Separate: The Story of Plessy v. Ferguson, and America’s Journey from Slavery to Segregation.” Eric Deggans, NPR’s television critic, moderated. Q&A begins at 34:05.
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This was a fantastic discussion and, in response to the social science teachers who pointed out the shortcomings of our education system in regard to a lack of discussions about historical racism, I think this discussion today should be required watching in such classes all around the country!
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