American racism

Television Review: Ken Burns’s “Benjamin Franklin” — Gauzy Soft-Core Patriotism

April 8, 2022
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Corporate anti-racism – Bank of America is a major sponsor for the documentary – causes Ken Burns to pull his punches.

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Book Review: “Washington Black” — Grappling with the Meanings of Liberty

November 8, 2018
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In Washington Black novelist Esi Edugyan has defied the cliché of the escaped slave discovering freedom.

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